just discovered DELHI, Sept. 13 Kyo...

just discovered DELHI, Sept. 13 Kyodo

Indian police said they projectile dead Friday the prime suspect in last month's twin car bombings in Mumbai that killed more than 50 people

The suspect, known by the agency of the name Naseer, and another suspect were projectile dead in an encounter in Matunga, north central Mumbai.

Naseer was suspected of masterminding the explosions, senior police official Satya Pal Singh told Kyodo News

At least 53 the public were killed and over 150 injured in the sum of two units explosions at a popular tourist mark and a crowded market forward Aug. 25.

The attacks were to avenge the killings of Muslims in the same of the worst religious riots that broke public in the neighboring state of Gujarat in February last year.

The police had already arrested four suspects including brace women for the bombings and were forward the lookout for Naseer. Police win backed some arms and incriminating documents from Naseer and his accomplice.

While it is a major breakthrough for the police, the fact that the mastermind of the bombings could not be nabbed alive could hamper attempts to unravel the greater conspiracy behind the bombings, a senior police official admitted.

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