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Are we a Soft State ? India

Congress Spokesperson, Veerapa Moily — ironically — said, " I agree. Laws must be tougher." With 2,300 lives lost in 2007 because of terrorism, many are now asking India to look westwards and borrow from their version of war on terror. In the UK, the Terrorism Act 2006, enacted after the July 7 2005 London bombings, allows detention for 28 days of any suspect without any charges. The US has the Patriot Act, passed a month after the 9/11 bombings. Provisions under the Act range from allowing police to conduct raids on private property without notice, to indefinite detention of non citizens without any charge. In Australia, the Anti-Terrorism Act 2005 enables the investigating authorities to deny the right for a detainee to question as to why he or she is being detained. India has a long list of cities which have suffered terrorist bomb attacks: Mumbai, Delhi, Malegaon, Varanasi, Hyderabad, Ajmer and now Jaipur. The two attacks in Hyderabad, the blast on Samjhauta Express train

Eight serial blasts in Jaipur; 60 dead, 150 injured

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Click on the link to Light a candle ...... FACT condemns the attacks and prays for the souls of the departed. We pray for the families of the deceased. Eight serial blasts rocked the city of Jaipur at 7:35 PM on Tuesday evening 60 dead, 150 injured Injured taken to the Sawai Mann Singh hospital Blasts at Manas Chowk Police Station area, Johari Bazar, Tripolia Bazar, Badi Choupal, Choti Choupal, Kotwali area Eighth bomb diffused The bombs exploded within a span of 12 minutes of each other Bombs were made of iron ball bearings, alarm clock circuit Bombs were planted in bicycles Speculation is rife that this could be the handiwork of Lashkar-e-Toiba, SIMI Authorities are also suspecting that Bangladesh-based HuJI could be behind the attacks There was a near-stampede like situation in the blast-hit areas Traffic movement has been obstructed Shops have shut down, police have cordoned off the area Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka, Bihar, Hyderabad, Maharashtra on high alert National Security Guard

Major bomb blasts in places of worship

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courtesy : IBNLIVE.COM Terrorists have been targetting places of worship for some time now in what seems to be an attempt to fuel communal tensions in states. While blasts targetting mosques seem to be happening on Fridays, during the sacred Friday prayers, when temples are the targets, the day chosen is usually a Tuesday — the Hindu religious day. There seems to be a clear cut design and the idea is to disturb peace, which is why the attackers choose soft spots like places of worship and the result is not an attack on a mosque or temple, but an attack on India's religious harmony Here are some of the major blasts that have rocked places of worship in India: May 7, 2006: At least 20 people were killed and many others injured when two high-intensity blasts rocked the Sankatmochan Temple in Varanasi. The blast happened on a Tuesday evening. September 8, 2006: At least 37 people were killed and 56 were seriously injured when three bombs concealed on cycles went off near a mosque in