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Wed, 05/26/2010 - 07:01
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Bhatkal prime suspect in Pune blast

New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) Abdul Samad Bhatkal, who was
arrested from Mangalore airport in Karnataka, is the prime
suspect in the February 13 Pune blast, India's Home Minister P
Chidambaram said Monday.
"ATS Maharashtra along with Pune Police were able to
identify the prime suspect in the German Bakery Blast. Central
agencies traced the suspect. He was apprehended on Monday," he
said in a statement.
Chidambaram said the suspect has been identified as
Abdul Samad from Bhatkal.
ATS Maharahstra has taken him into custody and will
produce him before a magistrate Monday, the Home Minister
said.
Samad hails from Bhatkal in Uttarkannada district in
Karnataka state in south India. PTI

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