Hmmm. Now what group would want to kill people around a "Jewish prayer house"? Note also that American-based jihadist Dawood Gilani -- "David Headley" -- who scouted out the Mumbai jihad attack sites, visited Pune also. "8 confirmed dead, 33 injured in blast at Pune bakery," from the Times of India, February 13 (thanks to Indian):
PUNE: In a suspected terror attack, eight people were killed and up to 40 injured in a bomb explosion in a popular bakery near a Jewish prayer house here in the first major strike after the 26/11 carnage in Mumbai.The blast occurred in the German Bakery, an old business establishment in the Cantonment area of the city, at around 1930 hours. ( Watch Video )
The famous Osho Ashram, frequented by foreigners, is also located in the vicinity of the blast site. US terror suspect David Headley is believed to have stayed at the Ashram during his visit to the city.
"It's most probably a terror attack. We are sending a forensic team of CBI and personnel of National Investigative Agency (NIA)", Union Home Secretary Gopal Krishna Pillai said in New Delhi.
Official sources said an Improvised Explosive Device was used to trigger the blast....
they are the scum of the earth....
They are not only the scum in the face of the earth, they have ceased to be human being centuries ago. Islam a religion of hate evolved from barbarism. They practise it as preached by their prophet. This bombing in Pune or anywhere won't go unnoticed. Hit the epicentre of these terrorist: Saudi and Pakistan. Recall how we had to end the Second World War by bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki( after the first bombing, Japanese Imperial Army denied the imapct of the bombing, so we needed the second one). In the similar manner we need to nuke Saudi first, if they do not stop nuke Pakistan. Enough is enough.
"Official sources said an Improvised Explosive Device was used to trigger the blast...."
I suspect it was an independent Muslim operator who triggered the IED....
I've been to that bakery. The Rajneesh Ashram is nearby, so the place is frequented by good-natured Western hippies. No doubt some Isareli travellers among them, India a popular destination for young Israelis on their gap year after miltary service. But being a known hang-out for Westerners,
that was probably sufficient reason for the attack.
Thanks for your insight, melbourneman.
Here's a description of the German Bakery in Pune from a travel site:
"Its a lovely place where you can have a glass of fresh juice, or enjoy a tasty veg-burger any time of the day."
Jihadists can turn any pleasant place into a scene of horror.
Whether it was because the bakery was near a Synagogue, because it was near an Ashram, because it was known to be frequented by Westerners and Israelis and young Indians, it was enough to make it a target.
Here are a few pictures of the pleasant-looking German Bakery, before it became a target of Jihad:
http://nitawriter.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/gb-wm.jpg
http://www.outlookindia.com/images/german_bakery_pune_20080602.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tUUsStEVqVg/RcGjdjN7WII/AAAAAAAABAI/JsGyWsgFWgk/s400/P1300171.JPG
Many young Israeli's travel around India after military service. There have been frequent warnings about an imminent attack on places that cater to them.
The place where this happened is Poona, (spelled Puna) in this article, but obviously the same place where Rajneesh 'Baghwan' used to fleece mostly devoted German losers (or should I call them seekers of enlightenment?) in the seventies.
Looks like India has a lot of dirty work to do to sort out the jihadists from their midst.