US President Barack Obama today spoke to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and condemned last week's terror blast in Pune that has claimed 11 lives. The Prime Minister's Office said that in the brief telephonic conversation, Obama condoled the loss of lives. The two leaders took the opportunity to review developments in Indo-US relations. The Obama administration has also offered FBI help in the investigation into Saturday's blast at the German Bakery, a popular eatery in Pune's posh Koregaon Park area. The US State Department has said it is working with India and Pakistan to combat the threats the three countries face from terrorist and extremist groups. Acting US State Department Spokesman Gordon Duguid said in Washington that the information shared with India so far has been quite unprecedented, and they intend to continue to working with the Government of India to try and protect both the countries from these types of attacks.
News On AIR | February 18, 2010 5:56 PM
US offers help to India in Pune blast investigations