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Kashmir Bomb Blast Kills at Least 12 Aboard Bus

A land mine explodes under a bus in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 12 people, including six Indian soldiers. Two dozen are injured, many critically, and the death toll is likely to rise. Islamic militants are suspected in the attack. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

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Michael Sullivan is NPR's Senior Asia Correspondent. He moved to Hanoi to open NPR's Southeast Asia Bureau in 2003. Before that, he spent six years as NPR's South Asia correspondent based in but seldom seen in New Delhi.