Bangalore Bureau
Bangalore: A series of low intensity blasts rocked southern and central parts of Bangalore, a city that has been on the radar of terror groups, on Friday afternoon. At least one person was killed and five were injured in the explosions that created panic among Bangloreans on a routine working afternoon. (Agencies said two people died.)
While seven explosions were reported in a span of one hour starting at 1.30 p.m., the eighth incident occurred around 5 p.m. Though the police suspect that the blasts could be the handiwork of some terrorist group, Bangalore Police Commissioner Shankar M. Bidari told presspersons that some "miscreants" had triggered the blasts to "spoil the peace" in the city.
According to police sources, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) fitted with timers were used in all the explosions. Preliminary investigations have revealed that ammonium nitrate, bolts and nuts and small cement chips were packed into the devices.
The first explosion that occurred at a bus stop near the Madivala check-post on the busy Hosur Road claimed the life of Sudha Ravi who was waiting for a bus with her husband. Two more explosives went off in the adjoining Audugodi area, in which three persons were injured.
Low intensity explosions were also reported from three places on Mysore Road and two spots in the heart of the city, near the Mallya Hospital and near Rashtriya Military School on Langford Road.
In Audugodi, explosives were planted behind a telephone junction box near a commercial complex under construction, and another near a storm water drain. On Mysore Road, explosives were placed under a power supply transformer near a mall, a storm water drain and near the Regional Transport Office.
In view of the blasts, the police have heightened vigil all over the city and are screening vehicles and people. Security has been heightened at vital installations, including the railway and bus stations, defence establishments and places of worship. The government has said that schools will remain open on Wednesday.
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