Bomb attack on Indian train

Reports from Delhi say that an express train has been derailed after a bomb exploded on the track in the remote north-eastern state of Assam.

The reports say that two empty passenger coaches and a freight van of the Kamrup Express went off the tracks after the explosion, which took place in the Karbi Anglong district.

The tracks were damaged, but there are no reports of injuries. The train was on its way from Calcutta to Gauhati.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service