Independence Day Bombings Kills Fifteen in India

Christians express sorrow and commitment to unity of the nation following Sunday

By Kenneth ChanMonday, August 16, 2004

A bomb exploded during an Independence Day parade in India's remote northeast on Sunday, killing at least 15 people, while a rocket attack hit celebrations a school in Kashmir, wound 17, officials said. The attacks came just an hour after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged to fight terrorism.

Map of India locating the bomb attacks that killed at least 15 women and children during Independence Day parades.(Photo: AFP)

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