Report says Indian police hold 2 in blast
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February 17, 2010, Wednesday
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POLICE have detained two people for questioning in the weekend bombing of a cafe in western India, a news report said yesterday, as the death toll from the blast climbed to 10.
The two have suspected links to an Islamic rebel group, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh declined to confirm or deny the report, but said police have fresh clues in the case.
Investigators found the bomb contained RDX explosives, ammonium nitrate and petroleum hydrocarbon oil, but they were not sure whether a timer or a remote-controlled device was used to trigger the blast, he said.
Officials said one or two people posing as customers left a backpack containing the bomb in the German Bakery on Saturday night.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack in Pune, 200 kilometers southeast of Mumbai. Suspicions, however, quickly fell on Pakistan-linked Islamic militant groups blamed for past attacks, including the 2008 massacre of 166 people in Mumbai, the country's financial hub.
Singh said security camera footage from a hotel across the street provided some vital clues about the identity of suspects and some people were being questioned in relation to the case. He declined to reveal these clues.
"As of now I will not be able to confirm or rule out any group," Singh said.
The two have suspected links to an Islamic rebel group, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh declined to confirm or deny the report, but said police have fresh clues in the case.
Investigators found the bomb contained RDX explosives, ammonium nitrate and petroleum hydrocarbon oil, but they were not sure whether a timer or a remote-controlled device was used to trigger the blast, he said.
Officials said one or two people posing as customers left a backpack containing the bomb in the German Bakery on Saturday night.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack in Pune, 200 kilometers southeast of Mumbai. Suspicions, however, quickly fell on Pakistan-linked Islamic militant groups blamed for past attacks, including the 2008 massacre of 166 people in Mumbai, the country's financial hub.
Singh said security camera footage from a hotel across the street provided some vital clues about the identity of suspects and some people were being questioned in relation to the case. He declined to reveal these clues.
"As of now I will not be able to confirm or rule out any group," Singh said.
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