Bloody water ran early Sunday outside a hospital in Ahmedabad, India, where a blast on Saturday killed husband-and-wife doctors and two sanitation workersFrom The Christian Science Monitor:
Islamic militants claim to be targeting Indian cities to stoke communal tensions.
NEW DELHI - Indian cities are on high alert after a series of explosions ripped through the western city of Ahmedabad on Saturday, killing at least 45 people and wounding 160. The blasts, which occurred a day after bombings in the southern city of Bangalore, are the latest in a string of attacks in India believed to be the work of Islamic terrorists.
A little known group calling itself the "Indian Mujahideen" claimed responsibility for the Ahmedabad bombings, just as it had for an attack in Jaipur in May that killed 60 people. But security analysts and intelligence officials are doubtful about these claims and instead suspect that militant Islamic groups from Pakistan and Bangladesh are behind the attacks.
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More News On The Bombings In India
India resurrects plans for counter-terrorism agency after latest bombings -- Times Online
2 Bombs Defused in India's Ahmedabad After Deadly Attacks -- Voice Of America
India on Alert, Steps Up Security After Bombings Kill 45 People -- Bloomberg
Indian cities on alert for bombs -- Scotsman
Indian army patrols cities as Islamist group claims wave of bombings that left 46 dead -- The Guardian
Appeal for calm after 'tinderbox' state is hit by tiffin-box bombers -- The Independent
Terrorist Attacks Unsettling India -- New York Times
India on high alert as bombers sought -- The Telegraph
My Comment: The overwhelming consensus is that India has lost control of the situation. Expect the Indian Government to soon sanction an increase in police enforcement and finger pointing at Pakistan.
Tensions in the region are now rising.
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