09-13-2006, 11:06 AM
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Statesman News Service
NEW DELHI, Sept. 11: Investigating agencies have detected some similarities between the 11 July Mumbai serial explosions and the Malegaon blasts and claimed that they were close to solving the Malegaon attack.
Security agencies have detained many people from various parts of Maharashtra for questioning. A senior official investigating the case said all the facts are yet to be corroborated and âwe can say anything about it only after we got some breakthroughâ.
Preliminary examination of the explosives used in Malegaon have indicated the use of RDX, ammonium nitrate and fuel oil, similar to what was used in the Mumbai blasts.
The police today released the sketch of a person who was seen outside the mosque when the blast took place. Those detained for questioning are suspected to have direct or indirect links with the a]ccused, the police said.
Telephone records made and received from Malegaon have also been analysed by experts. âThe analysis of telephone calls has hinted at something, but it would not be the right time to reveal the observations as it might help the investigations. However, the investigations into the Malegaon blasts are moving in the right direction,â the official said.
The anti-terrorist squad and National Security Guard, who are camping in Malegaon, have been examining the samples collected from the mosque, the graveyard and the busy Mushaira Chowk, where the explosions took place. They have collected plastic bags, bicycles and boxes which has helped them to ascertain the type of explosive used in the bombs. The samples have been examined in three separate labs, one of which found the mixture of RDX, ammonium nitrate and fuel oil.
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Statesman News Service
NEW DELHI, Sept. 11: Investigating agencies have detected some similarities between the 11 July Mumbai serial explosions and the Malegaon blasts and claimed that they were close to solving the Malegaon attack.
Security agencies have detained many people from various parts of Maharashtra for questioning. A senior official investigating the case said all the facts are yet to be corroborated and âwe can say anything about it only after we got some breakthroughâ.
Preliminary examination of the explosives used in Malegaon have indicated the use of RDX, ammonium nitrate and fuel oil, similar to what was used in the Mumbai blasts.
The police today released the sketch of a person who was seen outside the mosque when the blast took place. Those detained for questioning are suspected to have direct or indirect links with the a]ccused, the police said.
Telephone records made and received from Malegaon have also been analysed by experts. âThe analysis of telephone calls has hinted at something, but it would not be the right time to reveal the observations as it might help the investigations. However, the investigations into the Malegaon blasts are moving in the right direction,â the official said.
The anti-terrorist squad and National Security Guard, who are camping in Malegaon, have been examining the samples collected from the mosque, the graveyard and the busy Mushaira Chowk, where the explosions took place. They have collected plastic bags, bicycles and boxes which has helped them to ascertain the type of explosive used in the bombs. The samples have been examined in three separate labs, one of which found the mixture of RDX, ammonium nitrate and fuel oil.
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