Thursday, February 21, 2013

The Indian City Of Hyderabad Hit With Thee Back-To-Back Bombs



Deadly Bombings Hit Southern India City -- New York Times

NEW DELHI — Two bombs planted on bicycles killed at least 11 people and wounded 50 in a busy shopping district in the southern India city of Hyderabad at the height of rush hour Thursday night in what officials said may have been a coordinated attack.

Sushil Kumar Shinde, India’s home affairs minister, told journalists in New Delhi that the bicycles had been 150 meters away from each other at the time of the explosions in the Dilsukh Nagar neighborhood, which happened about 10 minutes apart, killing eight at one site and three at the other. The neighborhood is packed with shops, restaurants, theaters and a huge produce market.

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More News On Today's Bombings In Southern India

20 killed as bomb blasts hit India's Hyderabad -- AFP
India's Hyderabad hit by two explosions -- BBC
India: Three back-to-back blasts in Hyderabad kill 20 -- News International/AFP
Deadly blasts hit India's Hyderabad
-- Al Jazeera
Three Blasts in India’s Hyderabad Kill as Many as 15 People -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Indian city shaken by blasts; 12 dead
-- CNN
Hyderabad blasts kill shoppers -- The Guardian

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