9 DEAD 47 INJURED IN DELHI HIGH COURT BLAST
At
least nine people died and over 47 injured in a bomb blast outside
Delhi High Court today. Home minister P Chidambaram told Parliament
today. Internal security secretary said it was a medium to high
intensity blast. Delhi has been put on high alert.
The
explosion occurred outside gate No.5 where 100 to 200 people were
waiting in queue to get passes for entry into the court complex. The
nature and magnitude of the blast was immediately not known. NSG, NIA
and Forensic teams have reached the site.
Internal security secretary said that the investigations are on. Home Minister is to make statement on high court blast.
According
to eyewitnesses, many persons were injured in the explosion, which
occurred at around 10:17 am and some of them may be in a critical
condition. Delhi Special Commissioner Dharmendra Kumar confirmed that 45
people have been injured.
Some
of the injured were being treated at a dispensary in the court itself
while others were rushed to RML and LNJP hospitals. Special home
secretary said that four people are dead.
Court
business is usually heavy on Wednesday, which is listed as a Public
Interest Litation (PIL) day when the visitors come to the court in large
numbers.
Ambulances and fire tenders were rushed to the site. Forensic experts were also rushing to the spot.
The blast area has been cordoned off and police have asked people to clear the area.
Top
officials of Delhi police including Special Commissioner (law and
order) Dharmendra Kumar and Joint Commissioner of Special Cell R S
Krishnaiah reached the spot.
Jt Commissioner (Crime) Sandip Goyal and Special Commissioner P N Aggarwal also joined them.
Kumar said it was too early to ascertain the exact nature of the blast.
He declined to speculate whether the blast was of low intensity or high intensity.
There was no intillenge inputs on the blast, reports say.
It
is in the second time in four months that a blast occured outside the
Delhi High Court complex. Reports say Potassium Nitrate used in bomb.
Meanwhile,
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned to that government can focus on the
blast. Home Minister will make a statement in Parliament.
Delhi
high court has been targeted twice in four months. An explosion on May
25 triggered panic prompting the authorities to sound a high alert in
the capital and tighten security at public places. No one was injured.
Low-intensity
explosives, wrapped in a polythene bag and kept close to the car
parked near Gate No. 7, went off around 1.30 p.m. Ammonium nitrate, a
battery-like object, wires and some nails were found at the site by
forensic experts. (With agencies inputs)
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