Author: Agencies
Publication: The Pioneer
Date: September 10, 2006
The explosive devices that killed 31 people
in Malegaon possibly contained RDX and were "identical" to the bombs
used in the blasts on commuter trains here on July 11, top police sources
said here today.
"Not only are the devices used in the
two attacks (in Malegaon and Mumbai) quite identical, and in the Malegaon
blasts, the use of RDX is becoming evident," a top police official supervising
the probe into the bombings told PTI here.
The forensic tests are now prompting investigators
to probe the possibility of the perpetrators of the two attacks being the
same persons or belonging to the same terrorist group, the sources said.
Investigators have also questioned some persons
in Malegaon in connection with the use of two bicycles that were found at
the site of the blasts and are believed to have been used to transport the
explosive devices.
Thirty-one people were killed and nearly 300
injured in the four blasts near Noorani mosque, a nearby graveyard and the
busy Mushaira Chowk in Malegaon on Friday.
A team from the Anti-Terrorism Squad is currently
in Malegaon gathering clues and looking for leads in the case. The Maharashtra
government has announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for information leading to
the attackers.
