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Pune pays
tribute to German Bakery blast victims
Monday February 14, 2011 09:29:20 AM,
IANS
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Pune: Thousands of
people paid tribute to the victims of last year's blast at Pune's
popular German Bakery Sunday with candlelight marches, blood
donation camps and memorial services.
People gathered in large numbers at Koregaon Park, where the
bakery is located, and other places including Ishanya Mall and
Fergusson College and expressed their solidarity with the families
of the blast victims.
The terror attack left 17 dead, including four foreigners, and 65
injured. It was the country's first major attack since the
November 26-29, 2008 Mumbai terror attack.
"Several people participated in the blood donation drive and also
the candlelight vigil organised at the Ishanya Mall and Fergusson
College," said Avinash Kumar, managing director of Inhouse
Productions, which organised the events.
Snehal Kharose, owner of the bakery, was present at the event and
also donated blood. She said it would take a few weeks to restart
the eatery and that it will be dedicated to those who lost their
lives in the blast.
She also said that a memorial would be constructed on the premises
of the new bakery.
Commander (retd) R.W. Pathak from the Indian Ex-servicemen Society
addressed the gathering at Ishanya Mall and urged people to be
alert and report any suspicious activity to the police.
A peace march that culminated near the bakery site at Koregaon
Park also saw people participating in huge numbers, who lit
candles and wrote peace messages on a graffiti wall.
Pune Police Commissioner Meeran Borwankar appealed to the citizens
to remain vigilant.
She also said that all police stations have been sensitised to
form special squads for rapid response to such attacks.
The Koregaon Park area also houses the Chhabad House of the Jewish
community and the Osho Ashram, visited by several foreigners
throughout the year. They are perceived as soft targets for
terrorist attacks.
Earlier Sunday, cricketer V.V.S. Laxman also paid tribute to the
victims by offering flowers and lighting a candle at the site,
which still bears the scars of the blast and is being renovated.
Laxman placed a bouquet at the entrance of the bakery and said
that the issue of growing terrorism in the country needs to be
addressed.
Last year, Pune's young crowd was warming up to the much-awaited
Valentine's Day celebrations the following day. However, their
celebrations were cut short at 6.55 p.m. when the bomb ripped
through the bakery, claiming 17 lives.
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