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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22149223

15 April 2013 Last updated at 03:09 ET

“India Pune bakery blast man found guilty”

SNIPPET: “A court in India has delivered a guilty verdict against a man for plotting a bomb blast at a German bakery in the western city of Pune in 2010.

The blast targeted the bakery when it was full of tourists and students, killing 17 people and wounding 64. Five foreigners were among the dead.

Mirza Himayat Baig, who belonged to a banned militant group, will be sentenced on Thursday.

Six other suspects are still at large, police said.

The prosecution said the blast was planned at a meeting in Colombo where Mr Baig, a resident of Maharashtra state, was given bomb-making training.

The defence had maintained that Mr Baig was not in Pune when the explosion happened on 13 February 2010.

He was arrested the following September after investigators found a cache of explosives at his home in Latur in Maharashtra.”


14 posted on 04/15/2013 2:24:16 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/german-bakery-blast-case-mirza-himayat-baig-found-guilty-by-pune-court-354233

“German Bakery blast case: Mirza Himayat Baig found guilty by Pune court”

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Updated: April 15, 2013 13:50 IST

SNIPPET: “17 people were killed and nearly 60 injured in a bomb blast at the popular eatery in February 2010. Baig was arrested in September that year. Investigators said they found 1,200 kg of explosives at his home in the Latur district of Maharashtra.

Investigators say the bomb at the bakery was planted by Yasin Bhatkal, a senior member of terror group Indian Mujahideen. He is missing.”


15 posted on 04/15/2013 2:27:38 AM PDT by Cindy
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