The World - News from Nov. 25, 1985
Indian rail authorities ordered trains to travel in protected convoys through Punjab state after a bomb traced to Sikh extremists killed two Hindus and injured 18 people on a passenger train. A statement by Northern Railways said other security measures introduced since Friday’s attack include luggage searches and foot patrols of tracks. The blast was the worst attack since Akali Dal, the main moderate Sikh party, took power in September in elections that followed a negotiated agreement with the New Delhi government.
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