Group claims responsibility for India blasts
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) — A little-known group called Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the near-simultaneous bomb attacks in the northwest Indian city of Jaipur that killed at least 63 people and wounded more than 200 on Tuesday.
The group sent an e-mail with a video attachment, claiming responsibility, to a Hindi cable news channel, Jaipur police Inspector General Pankaj Singh told CNN.
Eight bombs went off within 12 minutes and within 500 meters (0.3 mile) of each other Tuesday.
They tore through crowded markets and a packed Hindu temple.
Police defused a ninth bomb. See the aftermath of the explosions
Jaipur, known as the pink city for its rose-colored forts and palaces, is a popular tourist attraction. The majority Hindu city of 2.7 million people has a sizable Muslim population.
