Two explosions on a train in the Indian city of Chennai killed one person and injured nine others Thursday.
Authorities believe two bombs were planted in two separate coaches of the Bangalore to Guwahati express train and blew up as it sat at the Chennai railway station in southern India.
“The police are already on the job, they are investigating what kind of bomb it was and what was the purpose,” Chennai Central station General Manager R.K. Mishra told reporters.
One of the bombs killed a 20-something woman that was sitting on the seat under which it was placed, Mr. Mishra said.
Two of the nine injured were hospitalized for serious injuries. Police and bomb squads have checked the train for more explosive devices, said Mr. Mishra.
“Initial investigation reveals that the blasts were low intensity,” said an official with the Indian Railways.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast in a region of India which is rarely a target of these sorts of attacks.
The explosions came despite heightened security as India votes in its massive, rolling general election. In Srinagar in the northern state of Kashimir two explosions targeting election rallies injured 14 people this week.
On April 12, a suspected landmine blew up a bus carrying poll workers in Chattisgarh, killing 14.
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