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| Police in India have issued images of two men they believe got off a train to Pakistan just moments before it was hit by a deadly bombing on Sunday night. | Police in India have issued images of two men they believe got off a train to Pakistan just moments before it was hit by a deadly bombing on Sunday night. |
| The men got off the train "15 minutes" before the blast, the police said. | The men got off the train "15 minutes" before the blast, the police said. |
| At least 67 people were killed when explosives started a fire on two carriages of the Delhi-Lahore train. | At least 67 people were killed when explosives started a fire on two carriages of the Delhi-Lahore train. |
| Pakistan's foreign minister has arrived in Delhi for scheduled peace talks. He has vowed that the attack will not undermine peace efforts with India. | Pakistan's foreign minister has arrived in Delhi for scheduled peace talks. He has vowed that the attack will not undermine peace efforts with India. |
| Mr Kasuri is expected to visit some of the victims of the attack who are being treated in hospital in Delhi. | |
| The whole matter is under investigation, but it is thetime that we must show our determination in the peace process Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/6378149.stm"> Press condemns train blasts class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/6376435.stm">Rivals' cautious response | |
| Ahead of his arrival, Mr Kasuri noted the attack was timed to coincide with his visit. | |
| He said the bombing should "hasten the peace process". | |
| "The governments of India and Pakistan should not allow the perpetrators of this incident to achieve their objectives." | |
| 'Screaming' | |
| It is not clear who was behind the attack on the Friendship Express near Panipat, 80km (50 miles) from Delhi, and no group has admitted carrying it out. | |
| Haryana state police official Sharad Kumar told reporters that the two men police want to question boarded the train in Delhi and began an argument with the conductor, saying that they were on a wrong train. | Haryana state police official Sharad Kumar told reporters that the two men police want to question boarded the train in Delhi and began an argument with the conductor, saying that they were on a wrong train. |
| This heinous crime cannot be justified by any cause and its perpetrators should be brought to justice Ban Ki-moon,UN Secretary General Victims' security questions class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/6374607.stm"> In pictures: Blasts aftermath "These people got down, and the blasts happened 15 minutes later," Mr Kumar said. | |
| However, it is not known how the two men got off the speeding train, which had only slowed down after the driver was alerted that there was fire in two carriages. | |
| Witnesses said they saw people screaming and struggling to get out of the fire-stricken carriages, hampered by bars on the windows. | Witnesses said they saw people screaming and struggling to get out of the fire-stricken carriages, hampered by bars on the windows. |
| "We couldn't save anyone. They were screaming inside but no-one could get out," rescue worker Rajinder Prasad said. | "We couldn't save anyone. They were screaming inside but no-one could get out," rescue worker Rajinder Prasad said. |
| Mr Kumar said the police had recovered 14 plastic bottles "filled with kerosene", a suitcase and plastic digital timers from the site of the blasts. | Mr Kumar said the police had recovered 14 plastic bottles "filled with kerosene", a suitcase and plastic digital timers from the site of the blasts. |
| One person has been detained in connection with the attack, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav said. | One person has been detained in connection with the attack, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav said. |
| Urgency | Urgency |
| Most of those killed in on the train were Pakistanis. | |
| By Tuesday afternoon 16 bodies, 12 of them Pakistanis and four Indians, had been identified at the Panipat government hospital, officials said. | By Tuesday afternoon 16 bodies, 12 of them Pakistanis and four Indians, had been identified at the Panipat government hospital, officials said. |
| The twice-weekly train service, one of only two rail links between India and Pakistan, was restarted in 2004 after a two-year gap as part of the peace process between the two countries. | The twice-weekly train service, one of only two rail links between India and Pakistan, was restarted in 2004 after a two-year gap as part of the peace process between the two countries. |
| Indian police isay they want to question these two men The BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi says the cautious response by the two governments - and the lack of finger-pointing - is being seen as a positive sign. | Indian police isay they want to question these two men The BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi says the cautious response by the two governments - and the lack of finger-pointing - is being seen as a positive sign. |
| The fact that both sides suffered losses in the attack could be a catalyst for them joining hands and working together, our correspondent says. | The fact that both sides suffered losses in the attack could be a catalyst for them joining hands and working together, our correspondent says. |
| Mr Kasuri will meet his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee during his visit. | Mr Kasuri will meet his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee during his visit. |
| He will arrive on a special flight and told Pakistani media before travelling he would be carrying some proposals to liberalise visa programmes. | He will arrive on a special flight and told Pakistani media before travelling he would be carrying some proposals to liberalise visa programmes. |
| He said the sides would also sign an agreement on reducing the risk of nuclear accidents. | He said the sides would also sign an agreement on reducing the risk of nuclear accidents. |
| Other issues high on the agenda will be the disputed region of Kashmir, where militant groups have been fighting Indian rule, and troop levels on the Siachen glacier. | Other issues high on the agenda will be the disputed region of Kashmir, where militant groups have been fighting Indian rule, and troop levels on the Siachen glacier. |
| The talks have been going on for three years, but have made little headway on key issues. | The talks have been going on for three years, but have made little headway on key issues. |