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NEW DELHI, March 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Investigations into Tuesday's blasts in
Central Indian state Uttar Pradesh's city Varanasi are underway, New Delhi
Television (NDTV) reported here Thursday.
A search is on for the woman who is believed to have planted the bomb at
the Varanasi Cantonment railway station.
The police are also on the lookout for two men who were seen at a shop from
which a live bomb was recovered.
Another crucial bit of evidence being examined is a wedding video that was
being filmed when the bombs went off in the Sankat Mochan temple.
A wedding had just taken place at the temple when the bomb wentoff, leaving
several dad and injured on Tuesday evening.
In a recent development, a phone call has been made to a private news
channel by members of a militant outfit Lashkar-e-Kahab, claiming responsibility
for the Varanasi blasts, NDTV reported here. There were no details about the
organization.
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), headed by Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh, is also scheduled to hold a meeting.
The meeting will discuss the country's security scenario in thewake of the
Varanasi attacks. It is reported that the Indian government has asked all state
governments to take measures to prevent communal flare-ups. Enditem
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