None of nine killed in Pune blast a foreigner: Pillai

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) None of the nine persons killed
in the blast in India's western city of Pune is a foreigner
and the three bodies identified so far are of Indians, India's
Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai said here Sunday.


"None of the bodies of the nine killed has been
identified yet as that of a foreigner. Out of the nine, three
bodies have been identified which are of Indians and others'
identification process is still going on," he told reporters.
After the blast took place at a German bakery in Pune
Saturday night, it was reported that one among the dead is a
foreigner.
Pillai said among the injured, four are Iranians, two
Sudanese, one Taiwanese, one German and two Nepalese.
About the explosion, he said, "We have to wait for the
reports to come from the ground and we hope that something
will come in the evening."
He said the Anti-Terrorist Squad of western Indian state
of Maharashtra (where Pune is located) is probing the incident
and the National Investigation Agency would assist them. PTI
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