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| Police release sketch of train bomb |
| Police also announced a reward of one lakh rupees for information to find the bombers
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| INDIA
, 20-February-2007
2:34:25 AM |
| Police in Haryana have released sketches of two people thought to be involved in the firebomb attack on Samjhauta Express train on Sunday.
Police are also questioning a suspect. About 66 people died in the blaze that destroyed two compartments of the train near Panipat.
Police also announced a reward of one lakh rupees for information to find the bombers.
Investigators say they are following several leads including a check of the train's passenger list.
At least five bombs in suitcases were planted on board but two of the bombs went off, forensic experts said.
They added that digital timers attached to the bombs were set to explode at midnight Sunday.
Investigations show that ammonium nitrate and sulphur were used and traces of kerosene and diesel were also found, which held spread the fire.
Eyewitness account
A man believed to be a bomber jumped off the train minutes before explosions triggered fires, eyewitness Shaukat Ali said.
Ali said he was one of two men who behaved suspiciously before he alerted the police.
The men are thought to have told police that they wanted to travel to Ahmedabad.
Ali lost five children in the attack that destroyed two compartments of the train, which carries travellers to Pakistan.
Many of those who died are Pakistani nationals.
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