Sharp-eyed pedestrian stops second disaster

Indian police found and defused six bombs in New Delhi’s main railway station today – less than 24 hours after a blast on a train killed 11 people in Bombay.

A pedestrian noticed the bombs in a plastic bag near a taxi stand at the station and alerted police, said Deputy Commissioner of Police RS Gumman.

No timers were attached to the explosives, but they could have been detonated by high temperatures from the sun, Gumman said.

New Delhi has been placed on a high alert status, with extra police on patrol, since last night’s explosion on a train in Bombay, India’s financial hub. Eight women were among the dead there.