Information About Incident 69188-141782-359918 in Chennai India

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The suspects who triggered the May, 1 explosions on board the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central railway station had a base camp near Bangalore (Karnataka), The Times of India reports on May 9. Teams were sent to Tumkur, Mandya, Ramanagaram, Magadi, Hosur, Chikkaballapur and other places within 70 km of Bangalore.

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The suspects who triggered the May, 1 explosions on board the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central railway station had a base camp near Bangalore (Karnataka), The Times of India reports on May 9. Teams were sent to Tumkur, Mandya, Ramanagaram, Magadi, Hosur, Chikkaballapur and other places within 70 km of Bangalore. One team returned with definite clues, Police sources said. According to forensic investigation, the suspects took at least 15 days to prepare the explosives. The explosives used in the May Day blasts were prepared with local material including ammonium nitrate and detonators. The blasts bore the stamp of Indian Mujahideen, sources said.

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69188-141782-359918 5/9/2014 India Chennai blasts suspects lived near Bangalore, says report

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