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Eight suspects held over Indian temple blasts LUCKNOW, India, March 11, 2006 (AFP) - Indian investigators have detained for questioning eight people suspected of being involved in triple bombings that killed 23 people in Varanasi, Hinduism's holiest city, police said Saturday. The police had earlier released sketches of two male suspects believed to have planted another bomb at a store which failed to explode. "On the basis of the sketches, police have detained eight people, including two suspects ... whose appearance is similar to the sketches," Yashpal Singh, police chief of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh which includes Varanasi, told AFP. The suspects were held after a raid at a guesthouse in Hardoi, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the state capital Lucknow. The suspects will be paraded for identification before witnesses. Police earlier shot dead a suspected Islamic militant called Salar, saying he was "directly linked" to the bombings and was believed to be a member of militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which is fighting Indian rule in disputed Kashmir state. The outfit was also blamed for a series of blasts in New Delhi in October that killed more than 60 people. An unknown Islamic outfit had taken responsibility for Tuesday's bombings at a popular temple and at a railway station, but police dismissed the claim as a smokescreen. On Friday, police announced a reward of 100,000 rupees (2,270 dollars) to
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