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Deadly bomb attack on train in India

A bomb attack on a train at a station in the southern Indian city of Chennai has killed one woman and left nine other people injured.

Explosions were reported in two carriages of the train, which was travelling from Bangalore in the south to Guwahati in the northeast.

The incident happened minutes after the express train arrived at the station.

Officials told BBC Hindi that the explosions were “low intensity” and took place under passenger seats.

Chennai police chief JK Tripathi said the blasts could have been triggered by “a basic mobile device”.

Local TV stations showed images of chaos at the station as people carried the injured from the platform for treatment.

Chennai has one of the busiest railway stations in southern India with thousands of commuters using it every day to travel to neighbouring cities and states.

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