Authorities detain 3 in investigation of bombing outside Delhi court

Three men were detained in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Thursday following a deadly blast outside the Delhi High Court a day earlier, police said.

Islamic extremist group Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami claimed responsibility for the attack in an email to several TV news channels.

"We are questioning the owner of a cyber cafe and some other people to establish the identity of the email sender police director K. Rajendra stated.

Eleven people were killed Wednesday when a bomb inside a briefcase went off outside the court, the Home Ministry said. An additional 74 people were injured.It was the second explosion outside the court complex in four months.

The blast took place mid-morning, after the court opened and shortly before cases usually begin.
It was a particularly busy day at the court.

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