Delhi bomb: High Court explosion kills nine
LONDON. September 7. KAZINFORM A bomb outside the Indian High Court in the capital Delhi has killed nine people and injured 47, Home Minister P Chidambaram has said; Kazinform refers to BBC.
Speaking in parliament, he said the government condemned "this terrorist act". He said Delhi was a "target of terrorist groups".
Police said the bomb was apparently placed in a case outside the main gates leading to the reception at the court.
The area was busy with lawyers and witnesses waiting for day passes.
Police have now placed Delhi and the financial capital Mumbai on a state of high alert.
In June, a bomb exploded in a car outside the same Delhi court complex. There were no casualties on that occasion.
Crowded area
The latest explosion occurred around 10:17 local time (04:47 GMT).
It was caused by "at least a medium-intensity bomb", home ministry official UK Bansal said.
"It appears that the bomb was in a suitcase because we have the remains of that suitcase," the senior civil servant in the home ministry, RK Singh, told the CNN-IBN news channel.
Intelligence agencies shared information with Delhi police in July about the latest threats, Mr Chidambaram told parliament.
"At this stage it is not possible to identify the group that caused the bomb blast today," he said.
News channels showed ambulances taking away a number of people who appeared to be severely injured; Kazinform cites BBC.
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