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A Hindu farm worker was killed and at least three people were injured when a bomb believed planted by Sikh extremists exploded in a crowded marketplace in the Hindu-dominated town of Khanna, 50 miles from Chandigarh, capital of the Indian state of Punjab, police said. Authorities said that several shops in Khanna were damaged.
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