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23-05-04, 21:26
At least 33 people have been killed in an landmine attack on a bus carrying Indian soldiers and their relatives in Indian-administered Kashmir.
About 15 others were injured in the attack, which happened in Lower Munda, about 75km from Srinagar.
The bus was ripped apart by the explosion and caught fire.
Kashmir's leading militant group, Hizbul Mujahideen, says it carried out the attack to avenge the killing of senior commanders in recent months.
The BBC's Adam Mynott in Delhi says the attack is a tragic illustration of one of the priorities of the incoming Indian government - to try to forge peace with Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3739711.stm)
About 15 others were injured in the attack, which happened in Lower Munda, about 75km from Srinagar.
The bus was ripped apart by the explosion and caught fire.
Kashmir's leading militant group, Hizbul Mujahideen, says it carried out the attack to avenge the killing of senior commanders in recent months.
The BBC's Adam Mynott in Delhi says the attack is a tragic illustration of one of the priorities of the incoming Indian government - to try to forge peace with Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3739711.stm)