In Eastern India, 25 have been killed in a train blast and the death toll is expected to rise as the wreckage is cleared. The incident occurred in an area known to be a stronghold of Maoist rebels. A railway spokesman said sabotage was suspected, but the involvement of the Maoists has yet to be confirmed.
The passenger train was heading to Mumbai from the eastern city of Kolkata in West Bengal. The blast derailed 13 coaches and those coaches tore at the steel of other coaches. The Maoist rebels, who often attack police, government buildings and infrastructure such as railway stations, have in recent months stepped up attacks in response to a government security offensive to clear them out of their jungle bases.
The rebels blew up a bus in the mineral-rich state of Chhattisgarh this month, killing 35 people, about a month after 76 police were killed in another attack. President Manmohan Singh has described these rebels as India’s biggest internal threat and, in addition, they are costing Indian business billions of dollars.
The passenger train was heading to Mumbai from the eastern city of Kolkata in West Bengal. The blast derailed 13 coaches and those coaches tore at the steel of other coaches. The Maoist rebels, who often attack police, government buildings and infrastructure such as railway stations, have in recent months stepped up attacks in response to a government security offensive to clear them out of their jungle bases.
The rebels blew up a bus in the mineral-rich state of Chhattisgarh this month, killing 35 people, about a month after 76 police were killed in another attack. President Manmohan Singh has described these rebels as India’s biggest internal threat and, in addition, they are costing Indian business billions of dollars.
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