CALCUTTA (PTI): At least five persons were killed and 10 injured in an explosion inside a bus at Debottar Hat under Tamluk police station in Midnapores district of West Bengal Oct.15 evening, police said.

Unofficial sources, however, put the death toll at 12.

Police told PTI that the mishap _ occurred when some explosive material, being carried by some Passengers for making crackers.

Article extracted from this publication >> October 30, 1992