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Tourists rush to cancel Jaipur trips
The blasts triggered a large number of cancellations by tourists from the UAE who had booked packages to the city and the "Golden Triangle" tour that also includes Jaipur.
- By Sunita Menon Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:34 May 15, 2008
Dubai: Police in the Indian state of Rajasthan on Wednesday arrested two men after eight bombings in Jaipur killed 63 people and wounded scores of people, the chief minister said.
The blasts triggered a large number of cancellations by tourists from the UAE who had booked packages to the city and the "Golden Triangle" tour that also includes Jaipur.
"Security is the key to any tourist, and this is the peak season for us," said Girish Kumar, manager of Jayshree Tours and Travels, which reported several cancellations of trips to Jaipur.
In Rajasthan, chief minister Vasundhara Raje told a press conference: "We have arrested two people and detained several [more] people for questioning".
Seven women and 10 children were among the dead, Raje said. "RDX and ammonium nitrate were used... This seems to have been done by some international group," she said.
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