Curfew after bombings in Indian city

A DAWN to dusk curfew in parts of India's historic western city of Jaipur has been imposed today after a series of bombings left more than 60 dead. Eight bombs killed 63 people and injured 216 in the city yesterday.

The blasts within minutes of each other brought fears that Pakistani or Bangladeshi Islamist militant groups were trying to undermine a fragile peace process between India and Pakistan. But police have not yet blamed any particular group. Bombs, many strapped to bicycles, exploded by a main temple and markets inside the pink-walled city. Slippers, broken pieces of glass and bits of clothes littered the main market place.

The bustling walled city's main square was mostly deserted with a few people coming back to take personal belongings out of damaged cars and motorbikes left behind after the bombs.

Hundreds of policemen looked for unclaimed objects in the rubble, while many people in Jaipur preferred to stay indoors.