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1. A court in India sentences two men to death over a train bombing in 2005 which killed 14 people. [https:--www.deccanherald.com-india-uttar-pradesh-2005-shramjeevi-express-blast-case-accused-get-death-penalty-2834131 "(Deccan Herald)"]
   2024-01-03 19:07:31 (First version)
2. A court in India sentences two men to death over a train bombing in 2005 which killed 14 people.
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