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Indian Police Suspect Bomb in Deadly Train Blast
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Local news media reported that bomb experts found traces of explosive
substance RDX (also known as Hexogen) in the train Officials in India
say a blast on a packed train that killed at least 12 people and left
dozens wounded was apparently caused by a bomb.

The explosion occurred Thursday near the town of Jaunpur in Uttar
Pradesh state. The train was traveling from the eastern city of Patna
to New Delhi at the time of the explosion.







A police officer inspects the wreckage of a passenger train after a
bomb blast aboard the train near the town of Jaunpur, in the northern
Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India,Thursday July 28, 2005Local news
media reported Friday that bomb experts found traces of the explosive
substance RDX (also known as Hexogen) in the train. A local official
told the French News Agency the blast came from an unclaimed suitcase
near a toilet.

RDX, which forms the base of a number of common military explosives,
has been used by Islamic militants fighting Indian rule in Kashmir, as
well as by separatist rebels in the troubled northeast region, who
frequently target trains.

Some information for this report provided by AFP and Reuters.


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