Posted on 09/13/2008 1:22:49 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
22 dead, scores injured in New Delhi bomb blasts
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Five synchronised bomb blasts ripped through crowded markets across the Indian capital New Delhi on Saturday, killing more than 20 people and wounding at least 90 others.
Police said a further four unexploded devices were found and defused, including one at India Gate, one of the country's most iconic monuments and a major tourist attraction in the heart of Delhi.
A Muslim militant outfit, Indian Mujahideen, claimed responsibility for the bombings, which were all triggered within a 45-minute period.
"In the name of Allah, the Indian Mujahideen has struck back again. Do whatever you want. Stop us if you can," the group said in an email sent to several media outlets minutes before the first blast at around 6:30 pm (1300 GMT).
Little is known about the origins and make-up of the militant group, which had also claimed responsibility for a wave of bombings in July that killed at least 45 people in the western commercial city of Ahmedabad.
Security services suspect it may be a front for outfits banned by the Indian government over the past few years such as the Students' Islamic Movement of India
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Ping!
Palin loving Christian Evangelists at it again.
MIsunderstander of peaceful Islam I am sure...
What, not “in the Name of Allah, the Compassionate”?
That’s what the wise folks who’ve been running India for while say everytime there’s an attack like this-which is once every few months over the past. “We appeal for calm-won’t bow to terror” stuff!!Hot Air, No action.
On a personal note, I was in my office which is barely 10 minutes walking distance from the Greater Kailash-I M-block market where two bombs went off. Surreal to think of it!!
And are we to assume that all who died were involved in massacring Christians?? Or were all Hindus??
I guess it’s Pakistan and friendlies in India. Would this be Pakistan’s way of sending a two-for-one message, letting both Delhi and Washington know how it feels and thinks??
Assume what you want. My point is that just because the Hindus are enemies of Moslems the old saying “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” doesnt apply here.
Well it certainly may not in India’s case as far as the west is concerned. Afterall, the US still arms a nation that has been sending terrorists to India for over 25 years and has killed over 50,000 people.
Soon to be enjoyed in your local shopping mall.
Glad to read that you are safe.
The evil of the false prophet is visible everyday. A blight upon mankind
Those peaceful Muslims at it again? /sar
We have to pull out troops out of India NOW!!! We are causing this!!!
Who else?
As soon as you read the headline, your mind instantly tells you it was some outfit connected with of the "Religion of Peace."
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