Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Blasts kill at least two, wound 100 in Agartala
At least two people were killed and about 100 wounded when four bombs exploded in Agartala on October 1, police said.
Police said they suspected Muslim militant groups, based in neighboring Bangladesh, were behind the blasts in the Radhanagar and Gulbazar areas of Agartala - capital of Tripura.
"Two people have died and several of the injured are in critical condition in hospital," police spokesman Nepal Das said from Agartala by phone.
One of the bombs went off at a bus stand while the remaining three exploded in and around a market in quick succession during the evening rush-hour.
Sanjiv Sen, a witness, told Reuters by phone from Agartala: "There is total chaos. There were people out shopping when the explosions occurred." He said many of the wounded were women.
The state, bordering Bangladesh, was on alert for possible attacks ahead of a major Hindu festival.
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Police said they suspected Muslim militant groups, based in neighboring Bangladesh, were behind the blasts in the Radhanagar and Gulbazar areas of Agartala - capital of Tripura.
"Two people have died and several of the injured are in critical condition in hospital," police spokesman Nepal Das said from Agartala by phone.
One of the bombs went off at a bus stand while the remaining three exploded in and around a market in quick succession during the evening rush-hour.
Sanjiv Sen, a witness, told Reuters by phone from Agartala: "There is total chaos. There were people out shopping when the explosions occurred." He said many of the wounded were women.
The state, bordering Bangladesh, was on alert for possible attacks ahead of a major Hindu festival.
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Monday, September 22, 2008
India needs tough anti-terror laws, says government panel
India needs a tough law to fight attacks like the deadly bombings in New Delhi, a government panel said on September 16, as police released sketches of key suspects.
There were immediate signs of dissent within the government, though, after the Home Minister Shivraj Patil told NDTV news channel the country already had strong enough laws in place.
In its report, the panel asked the government to consider tougher laws to deal with growing militancy in India.
"We need a comprehensive anti-terror law, but there should be adequate safeguards," said Veerappa Moily, a senior member of the ruling Congress party, who headed the panel.
India's main opposition, the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which accuses the centrist Congress party-led coalition of following a policy of appeasement, wants the reinstatement of a tough anti-terrorism law it promoted when in power.
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There were immediate signs of dissent within the government, though, after the Home Minister Shivraj Patil told NDTV news channel the country already had strong enough laws in place.
In its report, the panel asked the government to consider tougher laws to deal with growing militancy in India.
"We need a comprehensive anti-terror law, but there should be adequate safeguards," said Veerappa Moily, a senior member of the ruling Congress party, who headed the panel.
India's main opposition, the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which accuses the centrist Congress party-led coalition of following a policy of appeasement, wants the reinstatement of a tough anti-terrorism law it promoted when in power.
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Labels: accuses, anti-terrorism law, BJP, bomb blasts, congress, dominated areas, Home Minister, india, muslims, NDTV, New Delhi, Shivraj Patil, sketches, suspects, witch hunt
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