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Crude bomb explosion in West Bengal; one person killed

One person was killed and another injured when crude bombs went off at Shibpur village in Birbhum district on Saturday.

FP Archives|Feb 27, 2016, 12:37:39 IST

Suri, West Bengal: One person was killed and another injured when crude bombs went off at Shibpur village in Birbhum district on Saturday.[caption id="attachment_2630526" align="alignleft" width="380"] Representational image. Reuters[/caption]A part of the thatched shed where the bombs were being made was also damaged. Birbhum Superintendent of Police Mukesh Kumar said, "A body was recovered, another man was found injured. Probably some very low intensity blast occurred."Some materials used to make crude bombs were found scattered. But how the man was killed is yet to be investigated. Their identity is to be confirmed," he said. The place where the incident took place falls under Lokpur Police Station limits.PTI

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