Pasumpon car bomb attack toll rises to five

Madurai: The toll in the bomb attack on a car at Pasumpon on October 30, has risen to five with two more succumbing to injuries, police said today. Police said they died late last night. The attack took place when the occupants were returning after attending the 105th birth anniversary celebrations of freedom fighter and Thevar community icon Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar. The bodies would be handed over to relatives after post-mortem today, police said. Twenty persons were injured in the attack. PTI