Explosion derails train south of Calcutta
Posted: 28 May 2010, 06:16
Explosion derails train south of Calcutta
At least 15 killed and 150 injured by blast which derailed passenger train and caused a further collision
* Associated Press
* The Guardian, Friday 28 May 2010
An overnight passenger train was derailed by an explosion, then hit by another train early this morning as it travelled through a rebel stronghold of eastern India, a railway official said.
The home secretary G.K. Pillai told NDTV television that at least 15 people had been killed and 150 injured.
A railway official said 13 passenger cars on a train out of Calcutta were derailed by the explosion, in a rural area about 150 kilometers south of the city. Some of those coaches were then hit by a cargo train coming from the other direction.
The blast occurred in an isolated, rural area where many of India's Maoist rebels, known as Naxalites, are based. Although Naxalites have stepped up their attacks in recent months, officials cautioned that it was too early to say whether the blast had been triggered by the Maoists.
At least 15 killed and 150 injured by blast which derailed passenger train and caused a further collision
* Associated Press
* The Guardian, Friday 28 May 2010
An overnight passenger train was derailed by an explosion, then hit by another train early this morning as it travelled through a rebel stronghold of eastern India, a railway official said.
The home secretary G.K. Pillai told NDTV television that at least 15 people had been killed and 150 injured.
A railway official said 13 passenger cars on a train out of Calcutta were derailed by the explosion, in a rural area about 150 kilometers south of the city. Some of those coaches were then hit by a cargo train coming from the other direction.
The blast occurred in an isolated, rural area where many of India's Maoist rebels, known as Naxalites, are based. Although Naxalites have stepped up their attacks in recent months, officials cautioned that it was too early to say whether the blast had been triggered by the Maoists.