Terror Strikes Pink City
At least 80 people were killed and over 150 injured in seven explosions that took place on Tuesday evening in some of the most crowded areas of Jaipur. The eighth bomb was found and defused.
"We have information that 80 people have died," Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria was quoted by AFP as saying. Earlier, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje told reporters that 60 people had died and 150 were injured.
State police chief A.S. Gill said, "Obviously it's a terrorist plot. The way it has , been done, the attempt was to cause maximum damage." He did not rule out the use of RDX and timer devices.
Though no one has claimed responsibility yet, security and intelligence sources said the explosions could be the handiwork of the Bangladesh-based Harkat ul Jehadi Islamia or the Pakistan-based Lashkar-i-Tayyeba.
The home minister said one suspect had been detained and was being investigated.
This was Rajasthan's second brush with terrorism in recent years - the last being a bomb blast at the Ajmer Sharif dargah of Moinuddin Chisti on October 11, 2007 that killed three devotees.
The Tuesday terrorist strike in Jaipur started at 7.25 pm. There were seven explosions at six places - Manak Chowk, Sanganeri Gate Hanuman Mandir, Johri Bazaar, Tripoliya, Chauti Chaupar (two explosions) and Chandpole Hanuman Mandir. Police said another bomb was defused at Chandpole Hanuman temple.
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"We have information that 80 people have died," Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria was quoted by AFP as saying. Earlier, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje told reporters that 60 people had died and 150 were injured.
State police chief A.S. Gill said, "Obviously it's a terrorist plot. The way it has , been done, the attempt was to cause maximum damage." He did not rule out the use of RDX and timer devices.
Though no one has claimed responsibility yet, security and intelligence sources said the explosions could be the handiwork of the Bangladesh-based Harkat ul Jehadi Islamia or the Pakistan-based Lashkar-i-Tayyeba.
The home minister said one suspect had been detained and was being investigated.
This was Rajasthan's second brush with terrorism in recent years - the last being a bomb blast at the Ajmer Sharif dargah of Moinuddin Chisti on October 11, 2007 that killed three devotees.
The Tuesday terrorist strike in Jaipur started at 7.25 pm. There were seven explosions at six places - Manak Chowk, Sanganeri Gate Hanuman Mandir, Johri Bazaar, Tripoliya, Chauti Chaupar (two explosions) and Chandpole Hanuman Mandir. Police said another bomb was defused at Chandpole Hanuman temple.
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