US EditionDeadly Car Explosion Strikes Near New Delhi's Red Fort
- On Monday, a car exploded near Gate Number 1 of the Red Fort metro station in New Delhi, killing at least eight people and injuring several others.
- Delhi Police said the cause remains unclear and investigations have begun as Satish Golcha, Delhi Police Commissioner, reported, `There was a blast around 6.52 pm in a slow moving vehicle near Red Fort. There were passengers inside the vehicle.`
- Seven fire tenders and firefighters doused flames by 7.29 pm after six cars and three autorickshaws caught fire; fifteen injured were taken to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital.
- Authorities placed New Delhi on high alert as Union Home Minister Amit Shah was regularly briefed and the National Investigation Agency and National Security Guard reached the site, while Mumbai Police tightened security.
- Traffic around the Red Fort, Old Delhi and Chandni Chowk was diverted and commuters advised to avoid routes amid recent recoveries of around 360 kg of suspected ammonium nitrate and arrests including Dr Muzammil Ganaie.
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Modi calls deadly Delhi blast 'conspiracy'
Delhi Locals Recall Chaos And Bloodshed After Car Explosion
It was just another bustling Monday evening near Delhi’s Red Fort metro station. Then a deafening explosion ripped through the noise.A car blast killed at least eight people and injured more than 20, melting nearby vehicles and sending shockwaves across the city.Residents say the sound carried for kilometres. “My whole house shook — I thought it was an earthquake,” said Mohamed Hafiz, who lives just 200 metres away. What he saw outside left him…
An eyewitness describes to the BBC what he saw after a car explosion near the Red Fort in the Indian capital.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the deadly explosion near a famous fort in New Delhi as a conspiracy. During a visit to Bhutan, he vowed that those involved would not escape punishment.
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