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Mukhtar Ahmad in Srinagar
Security forces have laid a siege around the assembly complex in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, where militants killed 37 people and injured 50 others in a suicide attack on Monday.
The autumn session of the assembly, which was to conclude on Monday, has now been extended till Wednesday.
A heavy deployment of paramilitary Border Security Force and Central Reserve Police Force has been made around the complex. On the road leading to the main assembly building, no traffic would be allowed till the session concludes on Wednesday afternoon.
Security forces conducted searches in the complex on Tuesday and a series of meetings were held to review security arrangements.
Union Home Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani is arriving in Srinagar on Wednesday morning to take stock of the situation.
Advani, apart from meeting senior army and police officials, is also scheduled to address the state legislators.
Security forces recovered six more bodies from the assembly complex on Tuesday pushing the toll in Monday's attack up to 37. The dead include ten securitymen and eight employees of the state assembly.
Director General of Police A K Suri told reporters that there were three militants involved in the suicide attack.
Chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, who visited the assembly complex amid tight security, said despite the damage to a portion of the complex, both the houses of the legislature will meet on Wednesday.
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