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India Blames Pakistan for July Train Bombings
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=279&ctl=142E985:5F753BCA39991A3BCE3D1A327AB6E7DF9574F7DCC14957C0 Indian police say
Pakistan's military intelligence agency masterminded train bombings
that killed nearly 200





A fire officer stands near destroyed a train coach in MumbaiIndian
police say they have evidence that Pakistan's military intelligence
agency masterminded the July 11 train bombings in Mumbai that killed
nearly 200 people and wounded more than 800 others.

At a news conference Saturday, Mumbai's police chief said Pakistan's
Inter-Services Intelligence Agency planned the attacks, which he said
were carried out by the Pakistan-based Islamist militant group
Lashkar-e-Toiba.

The militant group, which is fighting Indian rule in Kashmir, has
denied involvement.

Pakistan immediately denied the allegations.  Its deputy information
minister, Tariq Azim, demanded that India provide Islamabad with any
evidence it has.

The explosions on packed commuter trains in Mumbai prompted police
raids on the city's Muslim ghettos and the questioning of hundreds of
people across the country.

After the bombings, India halted a two-year-old peace process between
the nuclear-armed neighbors.  It said the attackers had support from
across the border.

But earlier this month, the two countries decided to resume peace
talks and establish a joint mechanism to fight terrorism.


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