Explosives found in Mumbai bags

Security has been tightened at Mumbai's railway stations

Indian police say they have defused two explosive devices found among lost luggage at Mumbai's main train station.

The devices are similar to two found last week at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel and have sophisticated timing mechanisms, police say.

It is unclear exactly when the explosives were planted.

But a BBC correspondent says that if they are from last week's attacks it will be a source of more embarrassment to the Indian authorities.

Chhatrapati Shivaji train station was reopened and declared safe on Thursday morning, hours after the gunmen sprayed it with gunfire in one of their first attacks.

Indian television quoted police sources as saying that "improvised explosive devices" had been found among baggage that belonged to victims of the attacks who were killed by militants.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Bapu Domre said that two devices each weighing 4kg (8.8lb) had been found and defused.

Intelligence failures

The Indian authorities face growing criticism about alleged intelligence failures and bungled security that allowed 10 gunmen to leave a trail of death and destruction in India's largest city for 60 hours.

Thousands of people joined a rally in Mumbai on Wednesday, many shouting slogans against the Indian government for failing to prevent the attacks.

The BBC's Keith Adams, in Mumbai, says that feelings among ordinary Indians are running high and people are demanding quick government action.

Many protesters blamed the attacks on Pakistan, and shouted demands for military action against the government in Islamabad.