Four killed in serial blasts in Indian holy city

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Four killed in serial blasts in Indian holy city

LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and over 15 wounded in three explosions on Tuesday in the Hindu pilgrimage city of Varanasi in northern India, police said.

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One explosion occurred in a packed Hindu temple and two blasts rocked one of the city's main railway stations, a federal interior ministry official told Reuters.

The three explosions occurred between 6 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. (1230-1315 British time), police said. A bomb was also recovered from a residential area and was being defused, they added.

No group claimed responsibility for the blasts and officials said it was too early to pin blame. But most previous attacks on Hindu temples in India have been blamed on Islamic militants.

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The temple is filled with people on Tuesdays as it is considered particularly holy by devotees of Hanuman.

The attack sparked fears of sectarian strife in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, which has a history of Hindu-Muslim clashes and has also been a target of Islamist militants in the past.

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[Roland99]

1. Punishment for allying deeper with the Propagandist?

[rodeodance]

2. kills 15 so far

[rodeodance]

3. ----No group claimed responsibility for the blasts-----

[havocmom]

4. Weren't there bombings in London right after bush visited there?

Now this? Black Ops traveling with the presidential entourage? Good cover. Lots of people. No public checks at airports. Oh, the possibilities.

[seriousstan]

5. This is civil war!

[manic expression]

6. This is terrible

I'm speechless.

[HuffleClaw]

7. i wonder if the guy who hit bush with that tennis ball during the cricket

photo op is from there?