Security increased across India for Muslim festival

Indian authorities stepped up security across the country today as millions of Muslims celebrated the Eid al-Fitr festival nearly a week after triple bombings killed 60 people ahead of a major Hindu celebration.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chaired a meeting of top officials late yesterday to review security arrangements for Eid, as well as to take stock of the investigation so far into last weekend’s bombings in two markets and on a bus.