Wednesday, April 5 2006 10:25 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Lucknow: In a major breakthrough in the Varanasi blasts, six Lashkar-e-Toiba militants, involved in the March 7 twin blasts in the temple town that claimed 20 lives, have been arrested in Lucknow.

Five LeT militants were arrested from Sarojni Nagar and one from Gosainganj here, official sources said today (Apr 5, 2006).

The sources said some AK-47 rifles, handgrenades and other explosive material were found from them.

Two explosions occurred on March 7 in quick succession at the Sankatmochan shrine and the cantonment railway station, killing 20 people and injuring over 50.

The worst hit was the railway station where 14 people were killed and 30 injured. The other blast at the famous Sankatmochan temple occurred when it was teeming with devotees, killing six persons and injuring 25 others.