At least 15 people have been killed and 60 wounded by three suspected terrorist explosions in the Indian Hindu pilgrimage city of Varanasi.
Navneet Sikera, senior superintendent of police for Varanasi said: "Fifteen people have died and about 60 are injured.
"The blasts were pretty big, and I do not rule out a terrorist hand behind it."
No one needs telling that this could have serious repercusions in India. I love Varanassi and miss it terribly.
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I'm surprised it hasn't lead to widespread rioting. Varanasi / Benares / Kashi is an ancient, ancient Hindu city, but it has a sizeable Muslim population. Hindu v Muslim mob violence is analogous to football hooligan violence or mod v rocker violence more than anything else... Hence the heavy armed police presence around the major mosques and temples there.
Yes, there is a history of centuries of hate and bloodshed behind it all, but ultimately, it's just as arbitrary - a way for the mob-mind in all of us to break out and take over and have an exhilarating time getting worked up into a righteous fury and kicking the sadistic shit out of the opposing mob.
(Coincidence or what? The word verification test reads: kntqfr, which I immediately read as "cunt kaffir".)
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