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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

(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... Read full story »

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