epa04927235 People gather at the site of an explosion as the boies of victims lie on the ground in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, India, 12 September 2015. Police said at least 83 people were killed after explosions ripped through a packed restaurant in India's
A total of 82 people have been killed in two nearly simultaneous explosions in a crowded restaurant in central India, according to police. Inspector Mewa Lal Gond says a cooking gas cylinder exploded in the restaurant and triggered a second blast of detonators stored nearby. The restaurant, located in Petlawad town in Madhya Pradesh state, was full of people having breakfast when the blasts occurred. Police say 82 bodies were retrieved from the site of the explosion. Arun Sharma, a state health official, says doctors at a government hospital in the nearby district town of Jhabua conducted post-mortem examinations of 60 victims. The bodies were then handed over to the victims' families.
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