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| India bombings photofits released | |
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| Police in India have released photofits of two men they want to question in connection with bomb attacks near a mosque which killed at least 37 people. | |
| Senior police official of western Maharashtra state PK Jain said the pair were suspected to be owners of bicycles to which the explosives were fixed. | Senior police official of western Maharashtra state PK Jain said the pair were suspected to be owners of bicycles to which the explosives were fixed. |
| Three bombs exploded near a mosque and a graveyard in the Muslim-dominated western town of Malegaon last week. | Three bombs exploded near a mosque and a graveyard in the Muslim-dominated western town of Malegaon last week. |
| More than 125 others were hurt in the explosions on Friday afternoon. | More than 125 others were hurt in the explosions on Friday afternoon. |
| Mr Jain said that the photofit pictures of the two men had been drawn up from information given by witnesses and shop owners. | Mr Jain said that the photofit pictures of the two men had been drawn up from information given by witnesses and shop owners. |
| "We cannot say at this juncture if their work was limited to buying the cycles or if they also packed them with explosives," he was quoted saying by the Associated Press news agency. | "We cannot say at this juncture if their work was limited to buying the cycles or if they also packed them with explosives," he was quoted saying by the Associated Press news agency. |
| Unclear | Unclear |
| No group has said it planted the bombs, which were reported to have been attached to bicycles, and police have not named any suspects. | No group has said it planted the bombs, which were reported to have been attached to bicycles, and police have not named any suspects. |
| In pictures: Attack aftermath Eyewitness: Blast carnage | In pictures: Attack aftermath Eyewitness: Blast carnage |
| "The motive appears to be to create panic and make Hindus and Muslims fight with each other," said PS Pasricha, director-general of police in Maharashtra state. | "The motive appears to be to create panic and make Hindus and Muslims fight with each other," said PS Pasricha, director-general of police in Maharashtra state. |
| A message from the office of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he "appealed for peace and communal harmony". | A message from the office of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he "appealed for peace and communal harmony". |
| Within 24 hours of the blasts, Muslims returned to the scene of the carnage to bury the victims in the mosque graveyard where they had earlier prayed for the dead. | Within 24 hours of the blasts, Muslims returned to the scene of the carnage to bury the victims in the mosque graveyard where they had earlier prayed for the dead. |
| With many people critically injured there are fears that the death toll could rise. | With many people critically injured there are fears that the death toll could rise. |
| Sectarian tension | Sectarian tension |
| The blasts came days after Prime Minister Singh told the country there were intelligence warnings of attacks. | The blasts came days after Prime Minister Singh told the country there were intelligence warnings of attacks. |
| Only two months ago a series of explosions killed more than 180 people on the train networks of Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra state. | Only two months ago a series of explosions killed more than 180 people on the train networks of Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra state. |
| Muslim-majority Malegaon, which has a population of about 500,000 and a large community of weavers, is a town with a history of communal rioting. | Muslim-majority Malegaon, which has a population of about 500,000 and a large community of weavers, is a town with a history of communal rioting. |
| Earlier this year, the police recovered a large cache of arms and explosives from the area. | Earlier this year, the police recovered a large cache of arms and explosives from the area. |
| In October 2001, violence in protest at the US attacks on Afghanistan left a total of 12 people dead in the town. | In October 2001, violence in protest at the US attacks on Afghanistan left a total of 12 people dead in the town. |