04-05-2005, 10:57 PM
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Security is tight after militant threats
A bomb blast on the route of a landmark bus service in Kashmir has wounded at least seven people, police say.
The explosion, at Hanjivira on India's side of the Line of Control, came two days before the first buses are due to link the divided territory.
Two other landmines on the route were defused, police said. A dry run for the bus was secretly conducted on Monday.
Militants opposing Indian rule have told people to boycott the bus and authorities have tightened security.
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Security is tight after militant threats
A bomb blast on the route of a landmark bus service in Kashmir has wounded at least seven people, police say.
The explosion, at Hanjivira on India's side of the Line of Control, came two days before the first buses are due to link the divided territory.
Two other landmines on the route were defused, police said. A dry run for the bus was secretly conducted on Monday.
Militants opposing Indian rule have told people to boycott the bus and authorities have tightened security.
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