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Court Bombings Kill 13 in India

Suspected terror blasts injure dozens more

By Rob Wagner,  Newser User

Posted Nov 23, 2007 3:29 PM CST
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(Newser) – Several coordinated bombings outside courthouses in northern India today killed at least 13 and injured dozens more, Reuters reports. The bombings took place in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, and most of the casualties were lawyers. The government blamed terrororists trying to incite violence between Hindus and Muslims, but no group has claimed responsibility.

"I believe it is the handiwork of groups who are trying to spread terror in our country," said a government official. However, a legal group in Uttar Pradesh said a recent decision by the state's lawyers to stop representing terrorism suspects might be behind the attacks, the AP reports. The bombings took place in three cities, Lucknow, Varanasi, and Faizabad.

Policemen inspects the site of the blast as people look on at the civil courts, in Varanasi, India, today. A series of near-simultaneous explosions ripped through courthouse complexes Friday in three north Indian cities, killing at least 13 lawyers and injuring dozens more, officials said.(AP Photo)
Policemen inspects the site of the blast as people look on at the civil courts, in Varanasi, India, today. A series of near-simultaneous explosions ripped through courthouse complexes Friday in three...   (Associated Press)
People look at the blast site at the civil courts, in Varanasi, India, Friday, Nov. 23, 2007. A series of near-simultaneous explosions ripped through courthouse complexes Friday in three north Indian cities, killing at least 13 lawyers and injuring dozens more, officials said.(AP Photo)
People look at the blast site at the civil courts, in Varanasi, India, Friday, Nov. 23, 2007. A series of near-simultaneous explosions ripped through courthouse complexes Friday in three north Indian...   (Associated Press)
An Indian man is taken to a local hospital after he was injured in a blast outside the civil court in Varanasi, in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh today. A series of near-simultaneous blasts outside courts in three north Indian cities left at least six people dead and many...
An Indian man is taken to a local hospital after he was injured in a blast outside the civil court in Varanasi, in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh today. A series of near-simultaneous blasts outside...   (Getty Images)
Indian policemen and onlookers gather at the site of a blast, outside the civil court in Varanasi, in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh today. A series of near-simultaneous blasts outside courts in three north Indian cities left at least six people dead and many more wounded, police said. Four...
Indian policemen and onlookers gather at the site of a blast, outside the civil court in Varanasi, in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh today. A series of near-simultaneous blasts outside courts...   (Getty Images)
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