Confuzzled
19-02-2007, 12:56
Dozens dead in India train blasts
A fire sparked by explosions has swept through two carriages of a train bound from India to Pakistan, killing at least 65 people on board.
Passengers said they heard two blasts as the train passed near Panipat, about 80km (50 miles) north of Delhi.
The train is part of the "Friendship Express" service that takes passengers from Delhi to Lahore in Pakistan.
Indian and Pakistani leaders denounced the attack as an act of terrorism aimed at disrupting their peace process.
The blasts happened a day before Pakistan's Foreign Minister was due in Delhi for talks with Indian leaders.
The minister, Khurshid Kasuri, said the explosion was a "horrendous act of terrorism" but it would not change his plans to visit India from 20 to 23 February.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf called for a full investigation by the Indian authorities but said the attack would not undermine peace efforts between the two South Asian nations.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42587000/jpg/_42587387_charred2_ap_203b.jpg
Read here for more
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6374377.stm
A fire sparked by explosions has swept through two carriages of a train bound from India to Pakistan, killing at least 65 people on board.
Passengers said they heard two blasts as the train passed near Panipat, about 80km (50 miles) north of Delhi.
The train is part of the "Friendship Express" service that takes passengers from Delhi to Lahore in Pakistan.
Indian and Pakistani leaders denounced the attack as an act of terrorism aimed at disrupting their peace process.
The blasts happened a day before Pakistan's Foreign Minister was due in Delhi for talks with Indian leaders.
The minister, Khurshid Kasuri, said the explosion was a "horrendous act of terrorism" but it would not change his plans to visit India from 20 to 23 February.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf called for a full investigation by the Indian authorities but said the attack would not undermine peace efforts between the two South Asian nations.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42587000/jpg/_42587387_charred2_ap_203b.jpg
Read here for more
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6374377.stm