Rescue­rs discov­ered nine more bodies Sunday beneat­h the ruins of a Indian hotelAJMER: Rescuers discovered nine more bodies Sunday beneath the ruins of a Indian hotel, bringing the known death toll from an explosion which tore through a wedding party to 18, an official said. Two Indian Air Force pilots killed in plane crashBut the figure rose sharply Sunday as rescue teams, aided by the army, found nine more victims including women and children under rubble. Patient dies in India after being given acid to swallow pillsThe blast all but levelled the three-storey hotel where a wedding was underway. Eyewitnesses told local broadcaster NDTV the explosion occurred as a chef tried to refill a cooking canister. “The cylinder blast at the wedding ceremony at Beawar is nothing less than a nightmare,” she said on Twitter.

Source: The Express Tribune February 18, 2018 10:41 UTC