A 24 year old woman was killed and 14 others wounded in a train explosion at the Chennai Central Railway Station on Thursday.
The blasts occurred around 07:15 am in two coaches of the Guwahati-Bangalore Express soon after it had just pulled into platform 9 of the station for a 10-minute stop.
One of the bombs exploded under the seat of a woman who was killed instantly. Officials said the she was travelling from Bangalore to Vijayawada. Her relatives have been called to Chennai.
According to Union Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge, “They were minor intensity blasts. Experts from Delhi will be sent to investigate the case.”
The train was running two hours behind schedule, which raised speculation that some other city may have been the target.
A National Investigation Agency team is going to Chennai to join the investigations. Security across India has been tightened as it nears the end of voting for the national elections.
The station was cordoned off after the blasts and police personnel and sniffer dogs checked the platforms and coaches.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha has condemned the blasts.
