India | Updated Jun 19, 2007 at 09:33pm IST

5 detained for Samjhauta Express blasts

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New Delhi: The Samjhauta Express blasts have woken up the Indian Government to the reality of terror.

Security agencies conducted many swift raids and have detained five persons in connection with the blasts that killed 68 people and left many more critically injured.

The five were held from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Old Delhi. Among them were a Muslim man and his wife who were detained from Naya Sahar in Bikaner, Rajasthan.

The raids were conducted in Bikaner and other parts of Rajasthan, including Jaipur, based on intelligence inputs, Bikaner Superintendent of Police Ashok Rathore told PTI.

He added that no names were being revealed yet due to security reasons but stated that the raids were still on.

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