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Indian detectives “have good leads” on the three blasts which rocked the country’s financial hub Mumbai<\/strong>, a top official said on Saturday, as the death toll from the coordinated explosions rose to 19.<\/p>\n

Two men who were seriously injured in Wednesday’s rush-hour bombings died in hospital, a home ministry statement said.<\/p>\n

Twenty people remained in serious condition in the hospital as a result of the blasts<\/strong> in which a total of over 130 were hurt, the ministry said.<\/p>\n

The rise in the death toll came as Mumbai residents held candle-lit vigils to mourn the victims of the blasts, the deadliest attacks in the city since the 2008 siege by Islamist militants in which 166 people died.<\/p>\n

There have been no claims of responsibility for the latest attacks in Mumbai<\/strong>, located in the western state of Maharashtra, but police say their investigation is making headway.<\/p>\n

“I can very confidently say that we have got good leads,” Rakesh Maria, head of the Maharashtra state anti-terrorism squad, said at a news conference in the city.<\/p>\n

Investigators have been scrambling for a breakthrough in the case<\/strong>, amid fears torrential downpours that have hit Mumbai since the explosions may have washed away vital clues.<\/p>\n

Police have been questioning two suspected members of the Indian Mujahideen, a domestic Islamist group with links to Lashkar-e-Taiba<\/strong>, the Pakistan-based militant outfit blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.<\/p>\n

He said that authorities also expected to produce a sketch of a suspect soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police examination of debris has already indicated that the bombs, hidden in the crowded streets, used ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer ingredient commonly used in improvised explosive devices.<\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/em>
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