Low Intensity Blast on Kalindi Express Near Kanpur, No Casualties

The incident happened at 7:10 pm in the washroom of general compartment when it had stopped at Barrajpur station.

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A low intensity blast took place onboard the Kanpur-Bhiwani Kalindi Express near Kanpur.
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A low intensity blast took place onboard the Kanpur-Bhiwani Kalindi Express near Kanpur.
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A low intensity blast took place onboard the Kanpur-Bhiwani Kalindi Express near Kanpur on Wednesday, 20 February. However, no injuries or casualties have been reported.

Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) is present at the site and the trains will be dispatched after they give clearance, reported ANI.

The incident happened at around 7:10 pm in the washroom of a general compartment of the train when it had stopped at Barrajpur station, reported PTI. The station is about 30 km from Kanpur.

According to news agency ANI, prima facie the blast appears to be of explosives.

(With inputs from ANI and PTI)

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Published: 20 Feb 2019,09:51 PM IST

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