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Eight serial blasts in Jaipur; 60 dead, 150 injured
Published on Tue, May 13, 2008 at 19:52, Updated on Fri, May 16, 2008 at 22:31 in Nation section
Tags: Jaipur Blasts, Walled City
A HELPING HAND: Residents and passersby help an injured man into a waiting ambulance.
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- Eight serial blasts rocked the city of Jaipur at 7:35 PM on Tuesday evening
- 60 dead, 150 injured
- Injured taken to the Sawai Mann Singh hospital
- Blasts at Manas Chowk Police Station area, Johari Bazar, Tripolia Bazar, Badi Choupal, Choti Choupal, Kotwali area
- Eighth bomb diffused
- The bombs exploded within a span of 12 minutes of each other
- Bombs were made of iron ball bearings, alarm clock circuit
- Bombs were planted in bicycles
- Speculation is rife that this could be the handiwork of Lashkar-e-Toiba, SIMI
- Authorities are also suspecting that Bangladesh-based HuJI could be behind the attacks
- There was a near-stampede like situation in the blast-hit areas
- Traffic movement has been obstructed
- Shops have shut down, police have cordoned off the area
- Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka, Bihar, Hyderabad, Maharashtra on high alert
- National Security Guard has reached Jaipur
- All the city borders, Rajasthan state borders sealed
- Traffic movement has been obstructed
New Delhi: Eight serial blasts rocked the city of Jaipur at 7:35 PM on Tuesday evening, killing 60 people and injuring 150 others.
The injured have been rushed to the Sawai Maan Singh (SMS) hospital. (SMS Hospital Helpline: 0141-2560291; 0141-2619827)
The blasts — which were of medium intensity — took place in the walled city area.
"According to the information I have received 60 people have died and several injured," said Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who rushed back to the state capital from Jodhpur.
Two policemen are also among the dead.
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First and foremost My deep condolence to the families of deceased.It hurts me to see after the blasts our gov
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Humanity is again bruised....how long will it continue...Kashmir, Hyd, Delhi, Mumbai ....the list is endless.....I have been witnessing this bloodshed
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Instead of asking the comments from people, i think ibn should directly ask the PM,Sonia and President who are unfortunately
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First my condolence to all those who have lost their lives because of such a dastardly act done by Cowards.just
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another blast..a hundred dead..scores injured...pm appeals for calm..president appeals for harmony..soniaji appeals for unity...we all salute the resilience of the
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