High alert after India explosions

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Cities across India are on high alert, a day after twin bomb blasts rocked the holy city of Varanasi.

Fourteen people are confirmed dead in the blasts at a Hindu temple and a railway station and 105 were injured

Some reports put the death toll at more than 20 but this cannot be confirmed.

The government says its main concern is to stop religious violence flaring up. Uttar Pradesh state has a history of clashes between Hindus and Muslims.

Local religious leaders have joined Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in appealing for calm.