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Blast on train kills 5 in eastern India
20 Nov 2006 14:38:10 GMT
Source: Reuters
KOLKATA, India, Nov. 20 (Reuters) - A powerful explosion ripped through a train in eastern India on Monday, killing five people and wounding 25 seriously, police said.

The explosion hit two crowded coaches near a remote railway station in West Bengal state, about 665 km (415 miles) north of state capital Kolkata, Raj Kanojia, a top police officer, told Reuters.

"It seems to be a powerful bomb and the casualties could mount in the next few hours," Kanojia said.


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