Madurai: Time bomb wrapped in a parcel defused Madurai: A flutter was created after a time bomb packed in a parcel were received by a former activist of the banned Al-Umma terror outfit in Madurai, police said on Saturday.

Umar had received the parcel from a boy who told him that he was coming from a courier office, police said.

On opening the parcel, he found the bomb attached to a battery and informed the police.

The bomb was "sophisticated", police said, adding, bomb squad personnel defused it....more    
05:29 PM, Aug 04, 2012