Burmese man held over India blast
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
India's anti-terror officers have arrested a Burmese man in connection with an explosion in a house in West Bengal state last month.The National Investigation Agency said it had held Khalid Mohammed in the southern city of Hyderabad Monday.
Twelve people have been arrested so far in connection with the blast, in which two people were killed.
The police say the blast happened when people linked to a "terrorist group" were making bombs in Burdwan district.
Following the explosion on 2 October, the police recovered improvised explosives, bullets and rocket launchers from the house and a neighbouring madrassa - an Islamic religious school.
The police said those held in connection with the incident had links with the banned Bangladesh-based Islamic group Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh, according to a news agency.