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| Deadly restaurant blast in India | Deadly restaurant blast in India |
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| At least eight people have been killed and 33 others wounded in a bomb attack on a restaurant in India's western city of Pune, officials say. | At least eight people have been killed and 33 others wounded in a bomb attack on a restaurant in India's western city of Pune, officials say. |
| The explosion tore through the German Bakery, which is popular with tourists, in Koregaon Park. | The explosion tore through the German Bakery, which is popular with tourists, in Koregaon Park. |
| The blast, which Maharashtra state officials say was caused by a bomb, is the first major attack India has seen since the Mumbai bombings in 2008. | The blast, which Maharashtra state officials say was caused by a bomb, is the first major attack India has seen since the Mumbai bombings in 2008. |
| The nationalities of the dead are not known. | The nationalities of the dead are not known. |
| But at least one of the dead is reported to be a foreign national. | |
| The explosion at the restaurant, on North Main Road, happened at about 1900 (1330 GMT), when it was packed with diners. | The explosion at the restaurant, on North Main Road, happened at about 1900 (1330 GMT), when it was packed with diners. |
| "We heard a big noise and we all rushed out. The impact was so much that there were tiny body parts everywhere," Vinod Dhale, who works at the restaurant, told Reuters news agency. | "We heard a big noise and we all rushed out. The impact was so much that there were tiny body parts everywhere," Vinod Dhale, who works at the restaurant, told Reuters news agency. |
| Anti-terror squad officers have gone to the scene. | Anti-terror squad officers have gone to the scene. |
| ANALYSIS Soutik Biswas BBC News, Delhi The German Bakery, the site of the blast, is a landmark eatery of Pune, one of the fastest growing Indian cities, and a prominent infotech and higher education hub. | ANALYSIS Soutik Biswas BBC News, Delhi The German Bakery, the site of the blast, is a landmark eatery of Pune, one of the fastest growing Indian cities, and a prominent infotech and higher education hub. |
| Located close to the once-thriving Osho Ashram - an internationally-known and controversial meditation centre begun by an Indian guru - in the city's upscale Koregaon area, the place is usually teeming with foreigners. | Located close to the once-thriving Osho Ashram - an internationally-known and controversial meditation centre begun by an Indian guru - in the city's upscale Koregaon area, the place is usually teeming with foreigners. |
| Many among them live, work or are visitors to the centre, while others are students. (Pune has a large population of foreign students.) | Many among them live, work or are visitors to the centre, while others are students. (Pune has a large population of foreign students.) |
| The German Bakery is a favourite hangout for foreigners and locals alike. So setting off an explosion there serves the twin purpose of killing foreigners and locals - and attracting international attention. | The German Bakery is a favourite hangout for foreigners and locals alike. So setting off an explosion there serves the twin purpose of killing foreigners and locals - and attracting international attention. |
| If this turns out to be a terror attack - as it now looks like - it would mean the perpetrators, as has been suspected for some time now, are looking at places where foreigners frequent in large numbers. | If this turns out to be a terror attack - as it now looks like - it would mean the perpetrators, as has been suspected for some time now, are looking at places where foreigners frequent in large numbers. |
| There were a rash of intelligence reports in the run up to and after the Mumbai attacks that the popular beach resort of Goa could be targeted, so the choice of Pune, which is essentially a soft target, comes as no surprise. | There were a rash of intelligence reports in the run up to and after the Mumbai attacks that the popular beach resort of Goa could be targeted, so the choice of Pune, which is essentially a soft target, comes as no surprise. |
| "There has been a bomb blast," senior police official Rajendra Sonawane said. | "There has been a bomb blast," senior police official Rajendra Sonawane said. |
| "There was an abandoned bag which seems to have contained some IED [improvised explosive device]." | "There was an abandoned bag which seems to have contained some IED [improvised explosive device]." |
| Initial reports suggested a gas cylinder had exploded. | Initial reports suggested a gas cylinder had exploded. |
| The German Bakery is near the Osho Ashram, a mystic centre popular with visitors to Pune. | The German Bakery is near the Osho Ashram, a mystic centre popular with visitors to Pune. |
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