15 train robbers killed by poison gas in Assam

At least 15 train robbers looking to steal diesel from a freight carriage in Assam died on Saturday after inhaling poison gas stored in another tank they accidentally broke open, police said.

A police patrol party said they found 30 other people lying unconscious on both sides of a forested train track.

"We found many empty drums which they must have brought with them to fill with oil," a local police officer said by phone.