Indian Group Claims Responsibility for Bombings

by Jarrett Martineau | May 15, 2008 at 12:33 am | 284 views | 3 comments

The group Indian Mujahaideen has claimed responsibility for this week's bombings in Jaipur, as Indian police continue to arrest suspects in connection with the attack.

A little-known militant group called the Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility for setting off bombs in the western Indian city of Jaipur that killed 61 people and injured 216 people this week, police said.
Police in Jaipur said the group sent attached video clips of packets strapped to the back of bicycles, which the group said in the video contained bombs.

The video was broadcast on national television channels. National media said the videos showed a serial number of one of the bicycles.

"We are examining the authenticity of the video and the claim at the moment," Pankaj Singh, a senior police officer, told Reuters in Jaipur.

Indian police have arrested two more men a day after a series of bombings killed dozens and left more than 200 wounded in the northern tourist city of Jaipur, a state official said.

Vasundhara Raje, chief minister of Rajasthan state, said several others were detained for questioning in relation to the incident.

"We have information that 63 people have died and many are injured critically," she said on Wednesday.

"RDX and ammonium nitrate were used. Ball-bearings were used, which have weight, and they behave like tiny missiles. Timing devices were used."