02-19-2007, 10:39 PM
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Pioneer.com
Agencies | New Delhi
In a horrendous terror strike, 66 Pakistan-bound passengers, including women and children, were burnt to death and 60 injured when two coaches of the Samjhauta Express caught fire following explosions on Sunday night about 10 kms from Panipat.
Forensic experts who collected samples from the train were of the view that low intensity explosives like sulphur or nitrate were used to trigger the blasts with kerosene-filled bottles acting as catalyst to spread the fire. While most of the injured were admitted to Panipat Civil hospital, 11 were taken to Safdarjung hospital in Delhi from were the Delhi-Attari special had left at 10.40 last night.
<b>Bodies charred beyond recognition, mangled metal of the two coaches, burnt bangles, footwear and other belongings of the passengers bore mute testimony to the ghastly attack that occurred 75 minutes after the train had left Delhi.</b>
<b>Two suitcases containing IEDs were recovered from the train and the track, one of which contained petrol or kerosene,</b> Northern Railway General Manager VN Mathur told reporters at the spot adding this was a clear case of sabotage.
Security experts believe that the explosives could have been planted in Delhi itself as the train has <b>a non-stop run up to Attari on the Indo-Pak border with a two-minute technical halt at Ludhiana where no one can get in or get out of the train</b>.
The train with other passengers, however, resumed its journey after detachment of the affected coaches.
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Pioneer.com
Agencies | New Delhi
In a horrendous terror strike, 66 Pakistan-bound passengers, including women and children, were burnt to death and 60 injured when two coaches of the Samjhauta Express caught fire following explosions on Sunday night about 10 kms from Panipat.
Forensic experts who collected samples from the train were of the view that low intensity explosives like sulphur or nitrate were used to trigger the blasts with kerosene-filled bottles acting as catalyst to spread the fire. While most of the injured were admitted to Panipat Civil hospital, 11 were taken to Safdarjung hospital in Delhi from were the Delhi-Attari special had left at 10.40 last night.
<b>Bodies charred beyond recognition, mangled metal of the two coaches, burnt bangles, footwear and other belongings of the passengers bore mute testimony to the ghastly attack that occurred 75 minutes after the train had left Delhi.</b>
<b>Two suitcases containing IEDs were recovered from the train and the track, one of which contained petrol or kerosene,</b> Northern Railway General Manager VN Mathur told reporters at the spot adding this was a clear case of sabotage.
Security experts believe that the explosives could have been planted in Delhi itself as the train has <b>a non-stop run up to Attari on the Indo-Pak border with a two-minute technical halt at Ludhiana where no one can get in or get out of the train</b>.
The train with other passengers, however, resumed its journey after detachment of the affected coaches.
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