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15 killed in bomb blast

By Our Special Correspondent

Kolkata OCT. 28. At least 15 persons, including four children and two women, were killed in a bomb blast in a village in Birbhum district of West Bengal on Sunday.

Last evening, a series of explosions at a house in Dakhalbati village killed its owner, Netai Das, believed to be a Congress supporter, along with the 14 others. The blasts were so powerful that seven persons died on the spot. The explosions razed to the ground three houses and rocked nearby villages.

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