- Swami Aseemanand, the main accused in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case, was on Friday granted bail by a special NIA court.
- The bail was granted on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and two surety bonds of Rs 1 lakh each by a court in Haryana's Panchkula district.
- Multiple blasts occurred in the Samjhauta Express near Dewana station in Panipat on the intervening night of February 18 and 19, 2007. It killed 68 people.
More details awaited.
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