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Latest Update at 12:30 AM 14th September 2008:

There were in total 5 blasts in Delhi, in which 18 people has lost their life so far and more than 125 people are injured. “Indian Mujahideen” has taken the responsibility of the blast. 2 people has been arrested so far. Delhi Police is conducting raid in so many places.

The capital city is rocked by four successive blasts on Saturday evening killing one person and injuring 40 others. According to the recent reports first blast occurred in Karol Bagh followed by 2 blasts in Cannaught Place and the fourth one in M-block market in Greater Kailash.

The first blast occured at 6:10 pm and all successive blasts happened within next 40 minutes. The recent reports say that the first explosion, reported in Karol Bagh’s famous Gaffar Market’s MCD market, was the result of a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) cylinder explosion however the exact reasons for other blasts are unknown. A second blast has been reported in Central Park of Connaught Place near Pallika Bazaar.

All blasts occured at the most crowded places of Delhi. The blasts on Barkhamba Road went off near the Metro Station. The blast in Cannaught Palace took place at Gopaldas Bhawan’s parking lot and is believed to have been kept in a dustbin.

Ambulances rushed to the blast sites and the injured have been rushed to nearby nursing homes and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Also Bomb Disposal Squads have rushed to all the affected sites which have been cordoned off and traffic diverted.

According to the recent reports, one more bomb was found at India Gate which was safely defused. Police asked people not to panic. Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh as well all Metros have been put on maximum alert.

In an email to media organisations, Indian Mujahideen, the terror outfit that had claimed responsibility for the July 26 Ahmedabad blasts, said it had carried out the serial blasts in Delhi. It threatened that there would be nine blasts in all.

Clearly the incident is pointing towards terrorism involvement. Terrorism is major problem in India. Earlier serial blasts had rocked the pink city, Jaipur followed by Ahmedabad balsts and the hi-tech city Bangalore had not remained untouched by the terror. India has to take major steps to combat this rising problem.

Fresh reports at 9:30 pm: Till now, at least 18 have been reportedly killed and over 100 have been injured in the five successive blasts in Delhi. It is feared that casuality number may go higher.

As per reports two people have been detained in the case. Police told that a boy named Rahul had claimed to have seen two terrorists dressed in black kurta pajama placing black parcels in a dustbin. Soon after this, a blast went off. He said the persons were unfamiliar and that he had seen them for the first time.

Twin blasts were then reported in GK-I’s M-Block market, which immediately shut down. The two bombs went off within 5 minutes of each other. One is believed to have been placed in a dustbin and the other in a scooter. The explosives are believed to be made of Ammonium Nitrate tied to integrated circuits

All the blasts were said to be of low intensity. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is meeting the Home Minister after which the Union Cabinet will hold an emergency meeting. She told that a compensation package will be announced after the meeting.

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In wake of the recent terror blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad in India, Delhi Police have alerted operators of guesthouses, cyber cafes, telephone booths and taxi services to keep a register on their customers as a security measure ahead of Independence Day.

Installation of CCTVs is asked in cyber cafes, hotels and guesthouses while telephone booth operators will maintain a register to record the entry of every customer.

Owners of guesthouses and hotels were also asked not to allow their guests to use hotel address for getting a mobile connection, said a senior police officer.

Police have asked the operators to keep a watch on every customer and report about any suspicious people. Police instructed them not to allow the service to any one without proper identification.

The city police are also installing 34 CCTVs in crowded areas from August 10 to 15; the official said adding that high security personnel are deployed on the borders and in the city.

“The deployment of paramilitary personnel has already started. Personnel from BSF, CRPF and RAF will be on streets,” the official said telling about their preliminary preparation for security on the Independence Day.

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A threat by e-mail is received to blow up the landmark buildings including West Bengal assembly and Calcutta High Court, in Kolkata tonight. The bomb disposal squad and the security has been alert after receiving this information and intensive search operations are going to locate any possible explosives in the area.

The e-mail has been received by a TV channel. City police urges people not to panic as they were looking into such threats of explosions at various vital installations in the city.

We have certain information that that there are explosives in some of the vital installations in the city and we are putting in all our efforts to find out the truth involved in the information. So far, no explosive has been found”, Additional Commissioner of Police Subrata Narayan Sarkar told reporters.

Police said, ”We are trying to trace the sender of the e-mail by locating the remote server in the TV channel.”

Special police arrangements have been made at the High Court and the gate of the Assembly. All the senior officers are on the road and ther is tight security near the surrounding areas also.

A few words of the e-mail told by the police reads: “Some of the important areas of the city like Park Street, Salt Lake and Nicco Park and some landmark buildings like the High Court and the state assembly would be blown up by 10.30 pm tonight.”

Till now there is no such news. Sarkar said “the city police force have been put on alert and we have asked the bomb squad to check whether there is any explosive”.

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Tight security arrangements at Palam Airport proved to be hollow when a 17 year old teenager not only crossed the boundary and entered the airport but keep wandering there for 3 hours and the management is unaware of the incident. He reached at runway at 12:30 on Sunday night and hide himself near the tyres of Spice Air jet Plane. By chance, someone saw him there and quickly informed the security guards and police at the airport. When asked, he said that he wanted to go to Dubai.

After arresting the youth, he was interrogated which revealed that he is mentally unstable and he entered the airport at around 9:30 pm on Sunday. Police has filed the case against him and started the investigation. Associates declared it as a big mistake of the Airport Security. They said, anyone can enter the airport easily like this and no one will be aware of it. This incident not only puts a question mark on the security arrangements of the airport but also put trouble signs on the forehead of security guards, local police officers and Airport officials.

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