Serial Bomb Blasts in Indian Capital, 18 dead, more than 100 Injured

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Serial Bomb Blasts in Indian Capital, 18 dead, more than 100 Injured by Sanjay Jha

Latest report says that death toll has gone up to 18 and more than 100 have been injured. Delhi Police Chief Y S Dadwal has confirmed the death toll. Also one Muslim terrorist outfit Indian mujahideen has accepted the responsibility for this blast. News network Zee News is reporting that Indian mujahideen has sent emails to news channels and claimed the responsibility. New deatils have also revealed that bombs were planted in the trash bin.

Earlier :-

Indian capital New Delhi has had several bomb blasts and latest reports said that more than  7 people have died and more than 40 are injured.

At least seven people were confirmed dead and around 40 people were injured as blasts rocked New Delhi on Saturday (September 13), police said. Four separate blasts hit the teeming city, within minutes of each other, injuring weekend shoppers, a Delhi police spokesman said.

The first blast took place at Ghaffar market in which at least 20 people were injured. The explosion happened at 6:15 PM in an auto rickshaw, which is famous for sale of foreign goods, in the evening. The injured were rushed to nearby RML hospital.

Immediately after that, two explosions took place in Connaught Place area in which at least 10 people were injured. Another explosion rocked M-Block market in south Delhi's posh Greater Kailash-I.


A bomb blast has just been reported from Gaffar Market in the central district of Indian capital New Delhi. Initial reports suggest more than 30 People have been injured. More details are expected. 

Another bomb blast has been reported from southern district of Capital New Delhi. NDTV news channel is reporting about another bomb blast in M block market in the Greater Kailash area. 

Now news has just come that another bomb blast has occured in the heart of city Connaught Place. There is an underground market there and hundreds of people are likely to be trapped there. 

The first blast took place at Ghaffar market in which at least 20 people were injured. They were rushed to nearby RML hospital.


Immediately after that, two explosions took place in Connaught Place in which at least 10 people were injured.

Another explosion rocked M-Block market in Greater Kailash-I.

The impact of the blasts in Karol Bagh could be gauged by the fact that an auto was thrown up and got caught in the electrical wires.

Senior Police officials including Joint Commissioner of Police Karnail Singh rushed to the spot in the central district and were assessing the situation.

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