Several explosions went off in crowded neighborhoods in the western city ofAhmedabad in Gujarat State. (The Associated Press)
From Yahoo News/Reuters:
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - At least 16 small bombs exploded in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Saturday, killing at least 29 people and wounding 88, a day after another set of blasts in the country's IT hub, officials said.
On Friday, eight bombs exploded in quick succession in the southern information technology city of Bangalore, killing at least one person and wounding six others.
Saturday's blasts were in Ahmedabad's crowded old city dominated by its Muslim community. One was in a metal tiffin box, used to carry food, another apparently left on a bicycle.
"The blasts occurred in 90 minutes, one in a hospital, others in the old city of Ahmedabad," Narendra Modi, the state's Hindu-nationalist chief minister told reporters.
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More News On The Bombings in India
29 killed in second day of bombings in India -- Long War Journal17 blasts in 70 minutes kill dozens in India -- CNN
At least 29 people killed in explosions in Indian city -- International Herald Tribune
Deadly blasts strike Indian city -- BBC News
29 dead, 100 wounded in India serial blasts -- AFP
Dozens killed in series of explosions in western India -- 3 News New Zealand
Dozens Killed, Wounded In India Blasts -- CBS News
29 die, 88 wounded as blasts hit western India -- Breitbart
Bombers hit India hospitals -- ABC Australia
Bombs kill 29 in western Indian city -- MSNBC
Terrorists waging a war against India, says Modi -- Express India
India losing war on terror -- Yahoo News
My Comment: This is one of many bombings that have occurred in India this month. This new wave of attacks started with the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan .... a bombing that no one took responsibility for. While a group with the name Indian Mujahideen has taken credit for some of the bombings this month in India, no suspects have been recently arrested.
The fear is that a foreign government is fermenting this violence. Naturally, Indian politicians and security officials are looking at Pakistan .... and with good cause. Pakistan has openly supported numerous groups that have used terrorism in India in the past.
The big fear among Indian security officials is a repeat of the riots that occurred in Ahmadabad in 2002. Quoting from CBS ....
Those fears were amplified by the history of Ahmadabad, a crowded and historic city that in 2002 was the scene of one of worst incidents of rioting between India's Hindu majority and its Muslim minority.
The violence killed about 1,000 people, most of them Muslims. It was triggered by a fire that killed 60 passengers on a train packed with Hindu pilgrims. Hindu extremists blamed the deaths on Muslims and rampaged through Muslim neighborhoods, although the cause of the blaze remains unclear.
Indian politicians are starting to point fingers at the Muslin community and at India's neighbours .... India is clearly losing its battle against terror.
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