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Wed, 02/17/2010 - 08:19
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2NDLD BLAST 2LAST

A powerful bomb had ripped apart the bakery-cum-cafe
near the Chabad House on February 13 leaving a trail of death
and destruction, the first major attack after 26/11.
Asked about the quantity of RDX used in the device and
whether the blast was triggered with a timer or a remote
control, Singh said it was still being investigated.
"Ball bearings and nut bolts too were used in the
blast," he added.
He said the combination of explosives confirmed in the
forensic analysis have earlier been also used in terror
attacks in India.
Police Tuesday continued the process of recording
accounts of eyewitnesses.
Investigators are trying to piece together the details
of who planned the attack. They are also probing possible
links between the Pune attack and LeT operative and
Pakistani-origin American David Coleman Headley.
Headley is lodged in a Chicago jail for his alleged
involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. He had
surveyed the area near the blast site during his trips to Pune
last year.
Investigators are looking at the possibility of whether
the intended target was either the Jewish community centre
Chabad House, or the Osho Ashram, both within a few feet of
the bakery.
The toll could have been higher as many of the
foreigners had left for Osho Ashram for their 7 pm meditation
and prayer session.
Asked whether terror outfit IM was behind the Pune
blast, the Police Commissioner said, "When we book the guilty
only then we will be in a position to identify the group
involved in the attack." PTI

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