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Explosive device detected on train in Chennai
A major disaster was averted on Tuesday, with the timely detection of an explosive device aboard a long distance train which arrived from Jammu at the central railway station in Chennai, a railway spokesman said.
A major disaster was averted on Tuesday,
with the timely detection of an explosive device aboard a long
distance train which arrived from Jammu at the central railway
station in Chennai, a railway spokesman said.
He said that the device was found by the railways maintenance staff and the railway protection force in a sleeper class reserved compartment while checking the Jammu Tawi Express, which arrived at 1.30 pm, nearly 90 minutes behind schedule.
“It was not immediately clear whether it had been timed to go off,” he said adding the train might have gone on the return journey carrying the bomb, but for its timely detection.
The detection comes just ahead of the eighth anniversary of the demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya on December 6.
An hour after its arrival, the train was taken to the nearby basin bridge maintenance yard for maintenance work after which it was brought to the yard for checking.
During this check, a small cyclinder with protruding wires and a timer device attached to it, was detected from underneath the seat in a sleeper class reserved compartment.
“Immediately, the bomb disposal squad was alerted. The squad cordoned off the place and took it away for analysis. The nature of the device and the possible intensity had it gone off were under study,” he added.
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He said that the device was found by the railways maintenance staff and the railway protection force in a sleeper class reserved compartment while checking the Jammu Tawi Express, which arrived at 1.30 pm, nearly 90 minutes behind schedule.
“It was not immediately clear whether it had been timed to go off,” he said adding the train might have gone on the return journey carrying the bomb, but for its timely detection.
The detection comes just ahead of the eighth anniversary of the demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya on December 6.
An hour after its arrival, the train was taken to the nearby basin bridge maintenance yard for maintenance work after which it was brought to the yard for checking.
During this check, a small cyclinder with protruding wires and a timer device attached to it, was detected from underneath the seat in a sleeper class reserved compartment.
“Immediately, the bomb disposal squad was alerted. The squad cordoned off the place and took it away for analysis. The nature of the device and the possible intensity had it gone off were under study,” he added.
Bureau Report