Twin Bombs Show India Vulnerable 4 Years After Mumbai Siege

India’s deadliest bombing in almost two years killed 16 people in Hyderabad, revealing the country’s vulnerability to attack and posing the latest test for a home minister already under fire for his handling of terrorism.

The twin devices attached to bicycles which exploded during the evening rush hour yesterday in the southern city also wounded 117 people. Two other bombs were found nearby and defused, police said. The Indian government said it had received intelligence that militants were planning an attack somewhere and had passed the information to police forces nationwide 48 hours before the explosions. It didn’t specify a target. Opposition parties accused the government of failing to act on the warning.