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It is the day of Bhaiya-Duj in India and militants did the serial bomb blast once again in the country. This time it is the turn of Assam. More than 18 blasts are reported so far (till 12:45 PM) in the states of Assam.

There is around 7 bomb blast in Guwahati only. More than 50 people are injured in the incident and number of deaths are still not sure.

Number of blasts may increase with the news are still coming up. Around 7 people dead in Guwahati only. Kokarajhar has around 3 blast and Bongai Gaon has 1 blasts.

More reports are awaited on the news. There are news of blast in Dispur too.

As far as news are coming from the north east India, more than 25 peoples has lost their life in the incident, and around 100 people are injured. These figures might increase with time. No one has claimed the hand behind this, but Ulfa and Huji are considered as the prime suspect. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for the Indians to unite against the terror. The time has arrived when world should unite to fight against the terrorism. PM has said that some people are trying to spread the violence in the country.

Number of death as according to news is more than 50 and more than 100 people are injured in the incident till now.

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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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After Bangalore serial blast, eight low-intensity bomb blasts rocked Ahmedabad city on Saturday evening. The blasts happened in Maninagar, Bapunagar, Hatkeshwar, Sarnagpur Bridge, Amraiwadi, Govindwadi, Sarangpur, Chakla area and Jawahar Chowk. All the blast took place within half an hour starting from 6:30 pm.

The first two blast happened at Maninagar. The first one took place in the Assembly constituency of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi followed by a second blast inside the LJ Hospital premises. It was reported that the bomb in Maninagar was planted in a bicycle in the assembly constituency while the blast inside the hospital took place below a red-coloured car. 20 people have been taken injured to the civil hospital in Maninagar. A black coloured Hero Honda Splendor motorcycle has been found abandoned near the blast site in Maninagar.

Two other blast took place in Bapunagar at about 6:40 pm, one outside the railway station while other inside a bus. The bombs were reportedly hidden in tiffin boxes. Ahmedabad railway station has been sealed. One more blast happened in Diamond market.

Bapu Nagar and Diamond Market are in the Old City area which is very congested particularly on Saturday evening. According to CNN-IBN’s reports, the blasts were aimed at creating panic and not really at causing heavy causalities.

A seventh explosion took place in Sakrej. An initial report says that the bomb was targetted in CNG bus. In another market near Sabarmati River, eyewitness accounts suggest that two men were seen throwing a bag near the shops. Soon after this, there was an explosion.

Immediately, police have rushed to the sites. All the injured are being rushed to nearby hospitals. All mobile networks have been jammed. An emergency meeting is going on at Modi’s residence and the Chief Minister is likely to visit the blast areas soon.

President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemned the blasts and appealed for calm.

Union Minister of State for Home Sri Prakash Jaiswal said, “The blasts seem to be along the lines of yesterdays Bangalore blasts. It is a conspiracy to unsettle the country. All metros are on a high alert.”

Delhi, Mumbai, and other metros are on the high alert. It was feared that the ancient Meenakshi Temple may be on target. Hence Tamil Nadu has also been put on high alert. However, as a precautionary measure, security has been beefed up at all major temples.

According to the reports of IBN CNN, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) had received an e-mail from a little known terror group called Indian Mujaheedin about a possible attack. Other details are yet to come.

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