AHMEDABAD, INDIA, November 18, 2003: Seven crude bombs were recovered from a temple in Gujarat early yesterday. The bombs had been planted in the walls of a temple of the Swaminarayan sect in the communally sensitive Vatva neighborhood. “The bombs were improvised explosive devices and of low intensity. They could not have blown up the temple, but could have killed many devotees,” a senior police officer said. The discovery of the bombs created quite a sensation as people took to the streets and police stepped up security.
