PATNA: A series of crude bombs exploded near a rally in the Indian city of Patna, killing at least one person shortly before opposition leader Narendra Modi was due to speak, police said.
At least four small bombs exploded outside the venue where tens of thousands of people were gathering to hear Hindu hardliner Modi, a popular but divisive leader, launch the opposition’s campaign in eastern Bihar state for general elections.
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