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Twenty others are said to have been injured in the incident which occurred about 30 miles from Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir state. The blast tore through an air conditioned coach and derailed the locomotive and ten coaches. The train was en-route to Howrah in eastern India. Rescue work was hampered by poor weather. Indian Railways has inceasingly become the targets of militant, separatist groups. In January, a bomb exploded on a train in Delhi railway station injuring 12 people.
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Train Explosion kills 13 in India 11 Nov 1999 India: 9 die in station bomb blast 22 Jun 1999
02 Sep 2001  At least 8 killed in Belgian Train Crash 27 Mar 2001 Train carrying empty nuclear flasks derailed 02 Mar 2001 SELBY: Crash death toll "may be lower" 02 Mar 2001 UK: Selby-13 dead in Selby train crash 28 Feb 2001 UK: Several feared injured in Yorkshire train crash 28 Feb 2001 COMMENT: Push - Pull - the Hidden Dangers by R H State Seven days . . . . . . web focus on rail safety and accidents in the last week |
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