Two arrested for German Bakery bombing
By IANSWednesday, September 8, 2010
MUMBAI - Two people have been arrested in connection with the German Bakery blast in Maharashtra’s Pune city in which 17 people were killed, Home Minister R.R. Patil said Wednesday.
The minister told reporters here that one man, Himayat Baig, was arrested from Pune while the other, identified as Bilal, was nabbed from Nashik.
Police have recovered RDX from the duo, Patil said.
The arrests, nearly eight months after the Feb 13 blasts, were made by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), a top official said.
The bombing took place on the eve of Valentine’s Day this year, ripping through the German Bakery, a haunt of foreigners and the rich, in Pune’s trendy Koregaon Park area.
Amongst the victims were four foreigners, including an Italian woman, an Iranian and two Sudanese.
