Train derailed in India

This item appears on page 16 of the July 2010 issue.

Maoist rebels have been blamed for the sabotage of railroad tracks that resulted in the derailment of a high-speed passenger train near Sardiha, West Bengal state, India, on May 28. Heading from Kolkata to Mumbai, the train derailed and collided with a freight train, killing 147 people and injuring 150.