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UPDATE 1-India says warned of bombs that killed 16 in IT hub Hyderabad

February 22, 2013 07:30
(Adds Pakistan response, updates death toll, adds detail) By Shafiq Mohammed HYDERABAD, India, Feb 22 (Reuters) - India had intelligence agency warnings of a security threat several days before two bombs went off in a market in the city of Hyderabad, the interior minister said on Friday, adding that the death toll had risen to 16.

India says warned of bombs that killed 14 in IT hub Hyderabad

February 22, 2013 02:15
By Shafiq Mohammed HYDERABAD, India, Feb 22 (Reuters) - India had intelligence warnings of a security threat several days before two bicycle bombs ripped through a market in the southern city of Hyderabad, the home minister said on Friday, adding that the death toll had risen to 14. Six people were in critical condition after the near-simultaneous blasts on Thursday, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said after visiting the site and one of seven hospitals treating victims among the 119 wounded.

India hunts bombers after Hyderabad carnage

February 22, 2013 00:30
India hunted Friday for perpetrators of twin bomb attacks that killed 14 people and wounded dozens more near a cinema and a bus stand in a busy neighbourhood in the city of Hyderabad. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said those responsible for the "dastardly act" would be punished, as federal investigators and bomb disposal units arrived at the cordoned-off blast site in southern India.

20 killed as bomb blasts hit India's Hyderabad

February 21, 2013 15:02
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the perpetrators of the "dastardly act" would be punished.

UPDATE 1-Bomb blasts rock southern Indian city; at least 11 dead

February 21, 2013 12:00
HYDERABAD, India, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Two bombs placed on bicycles exploded in a crowded market-place in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad on Thursday, and the federal home minister said at least 11 people were killed and 50 wounded. All major cities in the country were placed on high alert, television channels said, adding that as many as 15 people may have been killed in the explosions. Hyderabad is a major IT centre in India, only second to Bangalore. Microsoft and Google have major centres in the city.

February 21, 2013 11:46
Indian PM Singh calls Hyderabad bombings "dastardly act", vows punishment pmc/sm

February 21, 2013 10:45
Seven dead, 47 hurt in bomb blasts in Indian city of Hyderabad: police pmc/sm

February 21, 2013 10:16
Blast in southern Indian city of Hyderabad: TV images pmc/sm
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