An ambulance leaves the Zamra International Convention Center after an explosive device blew up during a prayer session of Jehovah's Witness faithful in Kalamassery, a town in Kochi, southern Kerala state, India, Sunday, Oct.29, 2023. (AP Photo)An ambulance leaves the Zamra International Convention Center after an explosive device blew up during a prayer session of Jehovah's Witness faithful in Kalamassery, a town in Kochi, southern Kerala state, India, Sunday, Oct.29, 2023. (AP Photo)Authorities say a former Jehovah’s Witness has been detained on suspicion of setting off an explosive device that killed three people and wounded 50 others at a denomination gathering in southern IndiaNEW DELHI -- A former Jehovah's Witness has been detained on suspicion of setting off an explosive device that killed three people and wounded 50 others at a denomination gathering in southern India, authorities said Monday. An improvised explosive device placed inside a tiffin box was believed responsible, the state’s top police officer, Sheik Darvesh Saheb, said. Martin, a local, said in the video he decided to carry out the blast because he feels the Jehovah’s Witness theology is wrong.

Source: ABC News October 30, 2023 11:01 UTC