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Blackburn have postponed their pre-season friendly in India after last week’s terrorist bombings in Mumbai.<\/p>\n

Rovers, owned by Indian poultry firm Venky’s, were due to appear in Pune and become the first Premier League team to play in India, but will now reschedule.<\/p>\n

“The trip is not cancelled, it is postponed to another date because of the activity out there,” said Blackburn manager Steve Kean.<\/p>\n

“That trip will now take place at the beginning of October.”<\/p>\n

Twenty-one people were killed and 113 injured when three near-simultaneous explosions shook India’s commercial capital Mumbai on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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I think the owners would have been disappointed if it was totally finished<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Blackburn boss Steve Kean<\/span><\/div>\n

It had been suggested some of the Blackburn players did not want to go on the trip, but Kean denied that was the case.<\/p>\n

“The board had a meeting with the owners and spoke and decided we had to go through a number of different checks so we have rescheduled,” added Kean.<\/p>\n

“The players are looking for guidance and as long as everything was explained to them they were fine as a group.<\/p>\n

“I think the owners would have been disappointed if it was totally finished but the fact it has been put back a couple of months softens the disappointment.”<\/p>\n

A joint statement from the club and the owners said: “Safety is always our top priority and after detailed discussions with our security and legal advisors we have been left with no option other than to postpone.<\/p>\n

“While everyone is obviously disappointed, we all accept the circumstances and the reasoning. We are now looking forward to the trip to India in a few weeks’ time.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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