Bombs Kill 5 In India Cities, Adding to Toll Across Nation

In New Delhi, five people dead and dozens wounded from two bombings on Monday September 29, 2008. The first bomb was set off in Malegaon, a city of Maharashtra. The article explains that a remote controlled bomb killed four people and wounded at least 20 people. In the city of Malegaon, there is a history of fighting between two groups of people, the Hindus and the Muslims.
The other bomb was set off in a market, in Modasa, a town in Gujarat. The explosion only killed one person, but wounded several people. In both instances, the bombs were attached to a motorcycle and were remotely detonated.

In the city of Malegaon, their population is around 700,000. More than 60 percent of the population is Muslim. After the explosion, more than 20,000 people rushed the police in anger. They argued that the police failed to protect the citizens from militant groups.

I agree with the people of Malegaon. The police should do a better job cracking down on militant groups. The bombings were done out of hatred bred from misunderstanding. These bombings need to come to a halt because ethnic cleansing should never take the lives of innocent people.

Writen from an article in Reuters

New York Times

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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