Hyderabad - Massive Bomb blast - 21/13
posted on Feb 21, 2013 @ 8:57PM
11 people have been killed and 50 injured in two bomb blasts in a busy commercial area of Hyderabad this evening. There were reports of a third blast that were not confirmed by local officials.
The blasts occurred about five minutes apart near a pair of cinemas and a bus stand in Dilsukhnagar, a crowded and congested area that houses a large fruit and vegetable market.
Two bombs were planted on bicycles. "One bomb killed eight people, the other killed three," said Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. "It is possible the death toll will rise," he said.
Sources in his ministry said the blasts were a terror strike by "a well-trained" group which timed the explosions to cause the maximum damage.
"This is a dastardly attack, the guilty will not go unpunished," tweeted the Prime Minister's Office.
Mr Shinde said intelligence alerts about a possible terror attack had been received and shared with state governments over the last 48 hours, but he said there was no information specific to Hyderabad.