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Blast reported at Chennai Central railway station on Bangalore-Guwahati Express at 7.30 am today. 1 woman - Swati, 22, native of Guntur killed and 10 injured reported as per latest info. The lady who unfortunately expired had her relatives along with her.

Sam Daniel of NDTV reports that police reported that there were apparently two blasts from S4 and S5 coaches on the train. Whether this is a terror attack or not, the police aren't confirming. Conflicting reports as of now as to the exact location and number of blasts.
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Is it welcome back TSPakistan?
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From IS thread:
shravan wrote:Blast at Chennai railway station.

Chennai Central Railway Station : Explosion in Bangalore-Guwahati express at Platform number 9 : Reports

Guwahati Exp's S5 boggie is where blast took place
Where was the origin B'Lore or Guwahati?
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One killed in blast at Chennai Central station
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Chennai Central railway station cordoned off after the blast on Guwahati Express. Photo: Petlee Peter
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One woman has been killed and 6 injured in a blast that occurred at Chennai Central railway station.

Police say the explosion was reported when the Guwahati express pulled into platform no. 9 at the railway station.

The Railways has opened a helpline in Bangalore 080 22876288.


*******
Looks like it chugged in from Guwahati
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looks like it was bangalore -> guwahati . packed with people from north east states and west bengal for sure.

it must have left bangalore central around 11pm last night.

bangarapet, jolarpettai, katpadi and arakonnam are the intermediate stops in the night before chennai.
there are 3 stops in bangalore - central , cantonment and KR puram.
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so origin of trouble from Karnataka then
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Bangalore to Guwahati. Pulled into station at 7.05 am and blast was at 7.15 am.
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Nijalingappa wrote:so origin of trouble from Karnataka then
not necessarily. other than blr & bangarapet , all the stations are in TN. and the route passes through the Ambur-Vellore belt if you know what I mean...
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Trains do not explode. It is terror.
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It could be related to the arrest of the Paki controlled terrorist in TN last week. Maybe the device was timed to go off in Central Station.
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ramana wrote:It could be related to the arrest of the Paki controlled terrorist in TN last week. Maybe the device was timed to go off in Central Station.
Yes that is the first thought I had. Some TV stations are reporting the same thought.
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IBN - Chennai station blasts suspect found hiding on the train, nabbed by the police
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Eternal vigilance by travelers is important.It is important to immediately check for any unrecognized baggage when one boards a train and takes a seat.
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Meanwhile

Terror suspect took photos of consulates
S. VIJAY KUMAR

Tamil Nadu
Chennai

espionage and intelligence
Mohammed Zakir Hussain, a Sri Lankan Tamil arrested by the Tamil Nadu Police here on Tuesday, had allegedly conducted a reconnaissance mission as part of a conspiracy to attack foreign missions in southern India.

Hussain had taken photographs of the U.S. Consulate in Chennai, the Israeli Consulate in Bangalore and other vital installations, and studied their topography at the behest of Pakistani diplomat Amir Zubair Siddiqui, police sources said on Wednesday.

Siddiqui, Counsellor (Visa) at the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo, and his associate Boss, alias Shah, are being named as accused along with Hussain. Siddiqui allegedly engaged Hussain to gather information on vital installations in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Shah, also said to be a Pakistani diplomat, was part of the plot designed by Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), the sources told The Hindu.

“We are naming Siddiqui and Shah as accused in the case … Hussain has confessed that he was taking instructions from them. This is the second case of terror activities involving Siddiqui. In September 2012, one Thameem Ansari, who was arrested on charges of videographing defence establishments, said he was working for Siddiqui,” a top police official said.

Central intelligence agencies had been maintaining a close watch on Hussain, a frequent flier between Colombo and Chennai in the recent past. With specific input that some Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives would attempt to land on the Tamil Nadu coast from northern Sri Lanka to target vital installations, security agencies had stepped up vigil at vantage points, police sources said.

“We had an alert that Hussain was also asked to prepare fake passports to facilitate the arrival of two Pakistani nationals in India. Some incriminating materials were also seized from him, the details of which cannot be disclosed at this stage,” a police official said.

Meera Srinivasan adds from Colombo:

When contacted, Muhammad Daud Ehtisham, Press Attache, High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka, said: “These reports are speculative in nature. Pakistan and its state institutions are responsible entities and do not indulge in such activities. This seems to be a malicious media campaign.”

Keywords: Tamil Nadu Police, ISI operative, Sakir Hussain, ISI agent arrest, Mohammed Zakir Hussain
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Another day, another blast, another life gone. People have become numb to this fact.

Few days of news coverage, Hindu terror brought into limelight, American bombing of Iraq and support for Israel, 2002, Babri Masjid all brought in to explain "Muslim anger".

News will then slowly fade away. Some good politically incorrect analysis on BR, points which will never be brought up in so called mainstream media.

After 2-3 months everything is forgotten and people move on waiting for the next sacrificial lambs in the form of innocent civilians. Pol.Parties will fully encash this bombing and come to "Defence" of "minority" community and establish their "Secular" credentials.

All that remains is this thread on BR.
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Folks can go there and get link and updates
# Since the train arrived in Chennai approximately 1 hour 25 minutes late, the question arises whether the capital city of Tamil Nadu was actually the target.

# According to reports, police have found the suspect hiding in the train. He is in police custody now.

# Chennai police commissioner S George is also on the spot.

# A team of National Security Guard (NSG) has been dispatched to Chennai blasts site.

# The state government has announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh for the for kin of the deceased, Rs 25,000 for those who are critically injured, and Rs 5,000 for the others who received minor injuries.

# For those seeking any enquiries, the Helpline Number is 044-25357398

# The GM adds that train movement at the station has been put on halt. Hoping to resume operations, Misra says even this train should also be able to push off in the next hour.

# Two minor intensity blasts took place at 7:15 am, Misra confirms.

# Rakesh Misra, General Manager, Southern Railway, confirms one casualty, saying that the blast took place under a seat and victim, named Swati, was unfortunately sitting on the seat. The native of Guntur (Andhra Pradesh), Swati (22), who had boarded from Bangalore, was on her way to Vijaywada.

# Several persons were injured in the explosions in a train at Chennai Railway station, confirmed Chennai Police Commissioner JK Tripathy.


# The Ministry of Home Affairs has confirmed the explosions at Chennai railway station.

# At least 10 people were injured in the explosions. One person, reportedly a woman, has reportedly been killed in the explosion. The injured have been shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Government General hospital. :((

# Police teams are on the spot and the investigation into the twin blasts is on.

# Train services have been halted.

# The nature of the blast is yet to be ascertained.

# The blasts reportedly took place under seat 70 of S4 bogie and S5 bogie of Bangalore-Guwahati (Kaziranga) Express (Train No 12509), which had arrived on the platform 9 of the station at around 7:15 am. According to reports, the train was scheduled to arrive at Chennai station at 5:30 am. However, the train got late by one hour and twenty-five minutes, which means it arrived at the station at around 7:05 am.

# Minor explosions reported at Chennai railway station. Four have been injured, say reports.

So if it was not late where would the train be beyond Chennai?
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http://www.firstpost.com/india/live-tn-police-detain-suspect-after-chennai-central-blast-1503997.html

Ayesha Pereras report at 8:24 am
One feared killed in minor blast at Chennai central station A minor explosion at the Chennai central railway station has reportedly killed one person, and injured at least seven.
A 'minor' explosion killed one 22 year old SDRE female software engineer.Atleast two seriously injured.
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they are showing his face
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another woman -- Uma taken for surgery. ruptured carotid artery :(
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For the last few years I've been warning about Pak's inroads into SL,ISI operatives in Colombo and the danger to our "southern underbelly",especially TN. Those who've read my posts in the SL td. will recollect my repeated warnings.Media reports quoting intel sources say that a retd. Paki army officer has been operating from Colombo,looking after its activities in South India.

Apart from terror plots,also involving Eelamist support,the smuggling of fake currency into TN and Kerala and sabotage of the KKNPP plant also using quislings and Eelamists have been some of its main objectives.The security of the TN supremo and top politicos are under threat.This terror attack comes right on the heels of the capture of a Paki ISI agent who flew in from Colombo,and the capture of two of his accomplices.In the last few years the rise of a new Muslim youth political outfit allegedly funded by the Saudis,is a large pool from which disaffected and indoctrinated future terrorists can be obtained.

Now that the alleged suspect has been nabbed,the bombs probably went off too soon,meat to explode when the train was moving making it difficult to determine where it had been placed,interrogation of the suspect will yeild more information about Pak;s diabolic plans for South India and the Lankan connection.
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Per reports train would reach Nellore if it were not delayed. What's in Nellore today?
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krishnan wrote:they are showing his face
Haircut and body language looks Sri Lankan
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ramana wrote:Per reports train would reach Nellore if it were not delayed. What's in Nellore todAy.
Modi was supposed to talk there.
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m@chods pakis :evil:

my deepest condolences to everyone.

That same a$$hole paki consulate guy was named sometime back in plotting terror attacks in India.
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bombs found in vijayawada train station...

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These is the chickens coming to roost effect for our politicians allowing the Jihadis, Eelam, Naxalites etc to survive for their electoral benefits. I wont be very surprised if there is a nexus between ISI and other southern seperatist/revolutionary movements, same way Jinnah colluded with the Dravidian movement in the 40s.
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as per times now blast triggered by mobile phone
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Seems to be aimed at Modi's rally:
Since the train arrived in Chennai approximately 1 hour 25 minutes late, the question arises whether the capital city of Tamil Nadu was actually the target. Had the train been on time, the explosion could have taken place near Nellore (Andhra Pradesh), where BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a rally today.

Tamil Nadu DGP K Ramanujam, who is at the blasts site, says: "It is not a major blast. It is suspected that Chennai could not have been target of those who were behind the blast because the train was running late. Some other location could have been the target." He adds that a Special Investigation Team would probe the twin bomb blasts.
Two things here
1) There are still IED making experts alive in Indian Mujahideed
2) Suspect arrested is just a career

Initial investigations suggest they were improvised explosive device (IED) blasts

The blasts reportedly took place under seat 70 of S4 bogie and S5 bogie (sleeper coaches) of Bangalore-Guwahati (Kaziranga) Express (Train No 12509), which had arrived on the platform 9 of the station at around 7:15 am. According to reports, the train was scheduled to arrive at Chennai station at 5:30 am. However, the train got late by one hour and twenty-five minutes, which means it arrived at the station at around 7:05 am.
Yeah, Cabinet meetings are more important than overseeing the 'relief' operation
Saying that Railway and state police are working together, Kharge adds he won't visit the blasts site today as he is going to New Delhi to attend a Cabinet meeting
"Lower level babus will take care" attitude of another miniter.
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who is currently in Himachal Pradesh, says: "I am away in Himachal. I have directed my officials to provide all assistance to the state government".
Names of the injured
The injured have been identified as Murali (37), Krishnapant, Soren Pant, Santh, Bijan Kumar (24), Uma, Abdul Khan(24), Shihabul Haque (22), Vimal Kumar, Hari (21), Altaf Khan.
Explosives at Chennai Central station triggered by mobile device: Tamil Nadu Police

There has been a flurry of activities in chennai done by ISI agents, like reconnaissance of foreign consulates, sensitive defence installations, etc. RPF & Chennai police should have been alert.
A suspected ISI agent was arrested in Chennai two days ago. A 37-year-old man of Sri Lankan nationality, Sakir Hussain, linked to a Pakistani terror outfit, was arrested in a joint operation of the Central and State police forces. He is believed to be a Sri Lankan national and was hired by an ISI official posted at the Pakistani High Commission in Colombo.

According to local reports, the arrest of Hussain and his "explosive confessional statement", sent to the Home Ministry, has sent shock waves among the country's prime anti-terror agencies, police sources said.

Tamil Nadu Police Q branch had nabbed A Tamim Ansari in Trichy when he was on his way to board a flight to Sri Lanka with a bunch of secret Indian naval documents and graphics loaded into compact discs in 2012.

Many Pakistan based terror outfits are allegedly using Colombo as a transit point and they try to enter India via Chennai.
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One TCS female Employee by Name Swathi 24 attained Martyrdom. May she attain Moksha.
The deceased, P Swathi, aged 24, TCS in 2013. "She worked here for a year now. She joined straight out college. Today, being a holiday, she took on Friday off to go home and be with her family for the long weekend," said a spokesperson from TCS.
The train departed at 12.15pm after police who undertook extensive searches cleared it, railway authorities told PTI.
Two suspects arrested one from the train and another on his way to Airport.

IED , remote control and timer all ware probably used as fragments were found.

One suspicious bag was recovered from Chennai Central which contained materials for making pipe bomb and remote control devices, Gun Powder.

Looks like some suspicious devices , explosives, were also recovered from Vijayawada.
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PM manmohan singh has performed his routine duty for this terrorist attack. He has condemned it & called it an act of cowardice. Sigh!
The Hindu ‏@TheHindu 2h

NEWS FLASH: #Manmohan Singh condemns #Chennaiblasts; says the act highlights desperation and cowardice of those responsible
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemns Chennai blasts, says the act highlights desperation and cowardice of those responsible
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How has Shri Lanka allowed cowards to scheme in embessy of terroristanis?

Terrorists and cowards have pretended as civilized and allowed their embassies to function as normal embassy not just in Shri Lanka but also in Nepal. Wonder what Shri Lanka gains from paki embassy other than terrorism.
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News Ticker indicates that RDX could have been used.
If it is so, how could this be termed as Minor Blasts with one dead and twelve injured.
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vishvak wrote:How has Shri Lanka allowed cowards to scheme in embessy of terroristanis?...Wonder what Shri Lanka gains from paki embassy other than terrorism.
Besides the usual "enemy of my enemy is my friend" rationale, there is always the "Hey, you ignore me, I will find another friend" angle. Lankans are not stupid. They know how to play the game. India cannot afford to let Lanka slip away into the Chinese or, god forbid, paki camp!
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chaanakya wrote:News Ticker indicates that RDX could have been used.
If it is so, how could this be termed as Minor Blasts with one dead and twelve injured.
Judging from the visible damage it was probably not RDX. IMO RDX would have blown a hole in the railway carriage. Need to wait and see.
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prasannasimha wrote:
ramana wrote:Per reports train would reach Nellore if ut were not delayed. What's un Nellore todAy.
Modi was supposed to talk there.
It was supposed to leave chennai at 6:20. So only 45 minutes after the scheduled departure. Could be only 40/50 km north of Chennai. Cant be Nellore. Gummidipundi is about 50 km from Chennai. Nellore is 180 km north of Chennai. Next halt for this train is Ongole further north (300 km)
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MMS is the right person to talk about cowardice. He knows it very well
Thank God he didn't add Dharma will win in the end
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Pakistan and its state institutions are responsible entities
U can say that again. And again. Every time there is a terrorist attack.
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One thing India polce can stop saying its an IED. All bombs are IEDs> There are no factory made bombs with 'Made in>>>>' stamped on them. By calling them IED they downplay the terrorist attack. IED in india context is the rope/suttili wrapped country bomb. The fact this one was triggered with cell phone shows its quite a cut above the others. The first reports always stick to the mind.

Why can't they say 'there were explosions and we are investigating.'

Also need to see all angles and not just leap to foregone conclusions.

The stuff in Vijayawada could mean some thing else if it is linked.
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Chennai bomb blasts: Tamil Nadu govt refuses Centre's help
The Tamil Nadu government has refused to take any help offered by the Centre in the probe into the two explosions in a train at Chennai Central railway station and it appears that the state is not treating it as a terror attack "as of now".
May be JJ thinks it was just a some diwala pataka by some miscreants.
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Looks like khan funds for munna has dried up and has sent reminder about how easy it is to trigger a bum in India. IsI in cohorts with deshdrohis seems to be up to the task. :evil:
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