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Hyderabad | Aug 26 : The government on Sunday said it would not be cowed down by terrorist strikes like the twin blasts that killed 42 people here but refused to specify whether terror groups based in Pakistan and Bangladesh were behind the attacks.
"We are sorry but we are not cowed down. We will definitely see to it that it is reduced and eliminated ultimately," said Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil.
Patil, here to take stock of the security situation in the aftermath of the two blasts last night, refused to comment on whether groups based in Pakistan and Bangladesh could have been responsible for the attacks.
He told reporters "these things cannot be openly discussed" and it was for investigating agencies to ascertain all facts about the explosions.
Earlier in the day, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy had blamed "international terrorist organisations" based in Pakistan and Bangladesh for the blasts.
Patil also spoke of the need for timely action on intelligence inputs to avert such attacks.
"We had bits of information, but we didn't know when and where it would happen," he said, replying to questions on whether some intelligence inputs had been received about the blasts.
Patil said the investigations into the blasts would establish whether there was a failure on the part of intelligence agencies and necessary corrective measures would be taken thereafter.
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