Three explosions rock city of Hyderabad, at least 15 feared dead

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Who could be behind Hyderabad blasts ?

Hyderabad : Needle of suspicion in connection with the powerful blasts that rocked the Dilsukh Nagar locality in Hyderabad on Thursday evening points to the involvement of terrorist outfits like the Indian Mujahideen (IM), Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) reports said.

Although nobody has claimed responsibility for the blasts so far and the nature of the blasts is also yet to be ascertained, the modus operandi used in today’s blast points to the involvement of IM, HuJI or LeT.

What lends credence to the report is the fact that an advisory was issued by the intelligence agencies two days to back to all states that more blasts could take place in important places.

Meanwhile, the NIA sources based in Hyderabad are believed to have pointed to the involvement of IM hand in the blasts here.

Prime facie, the blast in Hyderabad appears to be a well calibrated move by one or more terrorist organizations.

The terror group (IM) has been held responsible for all deadly attacks in major Indian cities - Delhi, Jaipur, Pune, Ahmedabad and Mumbai .

Union Home Secretary RK Singh and Union Home Minister Shushilkumar Shinde are expected to make official announcements in this regard shortly.

Source : Zee News

Three explosions rock city of Hyderabad, at least 15 feared dead

Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) : At least 15 people are feared to have been killed in a series of explosions on Thursday evening which took place in Dilsukh Nagar bus stand area of Hyderabad. Three explosions took place in the Andhra Pradesh capital at around 7 pm. While the first blast took place at 7.01 pm, the second and the third explosions occurred at 7.06 pm and 7.21 pm respectively. Following the blasts, the area was cordoned off. At least 40 people sustained injuries in the blasts.

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde confirmed that at least 11 people had died in the blasts. Addressing mediapersons in Delhi, the Home Minister said that while eight people had died in the first explosion, at least three people for killed in the second blast. He further said that the death toll was expected to rise.

The Home Minister also said that the government had information that there would be blasts, but it was not clear which city would be targeted.

While one of the blasts took place near Venkatadri theatre, the second one occurred near Konark theatre. According to police, while the first bomb was placed on a motorcycle, the second bomb might have been kept inside a tiffin box.

Police are yet to ascertain the number of casualties and nature of the explosions. Following the serial explosions in the state capital, high alert was sounded across Andhra Pradesh.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said that at least three blasts have taken place in the Andhra Pradesh capital but the site of the third explosion is yet to be ascertained. The NIA also rushed its team to the sites where the blasts occurred.

While some of those who got injured were rushed to Osmania Hospital, others were taken to some other nearby hospitals.

Reacting to the incident, TRS leader Kiran Rao said the situation in the Andhra Pradesh capital was very chaotic. "This is not a time to have political divisions...this is an attack on our country and democracy, we all are together," said Kiran Rao.

Dilsukhnagar, the area were the incident took place is a crowded area in Hyderabad, and one of the main commercial areas of the city. Gaddianaram market in Dilsukhnagar is the biggest in Andhra Pradesh. The blast took place near the main bus stand near Hyderabad-Mumbai highway.

Referring to the serial blasts, Union Home Secretary RK Singh said IG NIA and probe team of NSG is being flown from Delhi. He said that high alert has been issued in Delhi, Mumbai and several other states. He said that the officials would leave for Hyderabad by a special BSF plane.

Source : IBN Live