A rarely used mixture of high explosives, fuel oil and ammonium nitrate was used in the Mumbai train blasts last week that killed 182 and wounded hundreds, the lead investigator said on Monday.
Anti-Terrorism Squad chief KP Raghuvanshi declined to comment on whether the mixture, which included the high explosive RDX, could be linked to a specific group.
However, he said the findings of forensic tests completed almost a week after the July 11 blasts meant that the inquiry had reached a ”critical stage”.
”We have got vital leads into this investigation,” Raghuvanshi said, but added that he was not ready to name suspects or groups believed involved.
Officers have previously said they had identified two suspects who may be behind the seven coordinated blasts targeting first-class compartments on Mumbai’s commuter railway link.
The blasts, the worst such attack in India for 13 years, have prompted sharp exchanges between Pakistan and India. New Delhi has suggested the bombers had support from across the border, a claim denied by Islamabad.
Investigators said the attacks bore the hallmarks of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a group fighting Indian rule in Kashmir, which was being scrutinised along with Mumbai-based Islamic militants. The militant group denied involvement. — AFP
