Eight serial blasts in Jaipur; 60 dead, 150 injured

A HELPING HAND: Residents and passersby help an injured man into a waiting ambulance.

                  

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Raje said at a press conference: "Eight blasts took place in Jaipur on Tuesday evening. The ninth bomb was diffused by the police."

She blamed the blasts squarely on the Centre saying that the Government of a country is primarily responsible for the country's security. She also said that Rajasthan had received no specific intelligence alerts about any terror threat.

Wednesday has been declared a day of state mourning. All the schools and government offices in the state will remained closed.

Meanwhile, Section 144, which restricts the assembly of three or more people in one place, has been imposed in the walled city.

As many as 55 bodies were kept in the mortuary at the SMS Hospital for postmortem examination. Some other deaths were reported at the SDM Hospital and Kanwantia Referral Hospital, a hospital spokesman was quoted by news agencies as saying.

Scores of people thronged the hospital to offer all possible help to the victims and their families. A large number of blood donors had also turned up at the hospital.

Health Minister Narpat Singh Rajvi said arrangements for treatment of the injured were also made at the Santokhba Durlabhji Hospital and Sanganeri Gate Mahila Hospital.

Where And When

The Chief Information Commissioner of Jaipur, Rohit Singh says that the first blast took place at the Manas Chowk Police Station area. The second blast took place at the Johari Bazaar.

The third bomb exploded at Tripolia Bazar — where a Hanuman temple drew a large number of devotees on Tuesday — while the fourth and fifth blasts were reported at Badi Choupal and Choti Choupal.

Two more blasts took place near the Kotwali area. A bomb squad reached the affected spots. One live bomb attached to a bicycle was recovered near an explosion site at Chandpole Gate which was later defused, according to the Jaipur DGP, A S Gill.

According to the SP of Jaipur, the bombs exploded within a span of 12 minutes of each other — which seems as if it was is a planned and well-organised attack.

The bombs, say authorities, were made of iron ball bearings and had an alarm clock circuit attached to them.

Near-Stampede Situation

The blasts set off panic and near-stampede situation at all the localities.

The areas where the bombs were planted are fairly crowded for they are popular tourist spots. Even though this is a lean season as far as tourism is concerned, the areas are congested, specially in the evenings when people are on their way home from offices.