Police in India have issued a sketch of a man whom they want to question in connection with one of the attacks that hit the city of Jaipur this week.

A series of explosions killed 63 and left about 200 wounded in the crowded old city on Tuesday evening.

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A curfew has been extended for the second day in the old city.

Jaipur, in Rajasthan, is a popular tourist destination about 260km (160 miles) from the Indian capital, Delhi.

It is not yet clear what the motive for attacking the city might be.

Most people in Jaipur are Hindus but the city has a large Muslim minority. Correspondents say it has no history of religious violence.

'Undue haste'

There have been sporadic bomb attacks around India in recent years. The police have had little success in bringing prosecutions.

A Rajasthan police official said that the photofit picture of the suspect had been prepared on the basis of a detailed description provided by a shop owner in the city who sold the man a bicycle.

The police believe that the bicycle was used in planting one of the bombs in the old city.

The shop owner told the police that he remembered the man behaving "suspiciously" and appeared to be in "undue haste" when buying the bicycle, the official said.

Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje told reporters that the investigators had obtained some "slender leads".

The curfew in the walled city has been extended for a second day and security continues to be tight.

The curfew began at 0900 (0300 GMT) and is expected to last until early evening.

The bustling old city has been cordoned off by the police for investigation.

Police reinforcements have been deployed in the city to maintain order.

Security has been stepped up at airports and railway stations across the country, officials said.

Eight bombs went off in the heart of Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan state, starting at around 1915 local time (1345 GMT) on Tuesday.

Each came a few minutes apart and eyewitnesses spoke of panic and then a stampede in the crowded old walled city.

One bomb exploded close to Jaipur's most famous landmark, the historic Hawa Mahal, or palace of winds.

Indian President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have condemned the attacks and the prime minister appealed for calm.

Jaipur is an extremely popular stop on India's primary tourist circuit known as "The Golden Triangle", which takes in other historic sites of Rajasthan and the Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh state.

It is known as the Pink City, because of the colour of its forts, palaces and city walls.

On Tuesdays, many devotees flock to a popular shrine in Jaipur's old city.

(BBC)

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