At least 30 killed in blasts in India's Hyderabad

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Aug 25, 2007, 17:31 GMT

New Delhi - At least 30 people were killed and more than 35 injured in a series of blasts in Hyderabad, capital of southern Indian Andhra Pradesh state on Saturday, officials said. 'Preliminary information indicates this is definitely terrorist activity,' Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR Reddy, who visited the blast sites, said. The first blast took place at an open-air auditorium in Lumbini Park at round 7:45 pm, an official at the Hyderabad police control room said. The auditorium is located near the state secretariat which houses the offices of the state chief minister and other top officials. At least 500 people were watching a laser show in the auditorium at the time of the blasts, police official RK Rao said. The second blast occurred within 10-15 minutes at the Gokul Chat Bhandar, a popular eatery in the Kothi area of the city located about eight kilometres from Lumbini Park, the police said. Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Jana Reddy said about 30 people had been killed - 24 at the eatery at Kothi and six at Lumbini Park. Unconfirmed reports said the toll could be as high as 40. Television cameras showed gory scenes at the Lumbini Park auditorium where limbs, blood, clothes and shoes were strewn around with remains of blue plastic seats. At the Gokul Chat Bhandar, dishes and food were seen scattered around amid blood-stained clothes and shoes. The police said the blasts appeared to have been caused by powerful explosives but this could not be confirmed until initial investigations were completed. The injured had been admitted to several hospitals in the city. Some were reported to be in critical condition. A red alert has been sounded in Hyderabad and people have been asked to stay indoors and avoid public places. 'Don't believe rumours. Don't spread rumours,' Reddy told people over television. 'We will do everything to restore calm.' It is festival season in Andhra Pradesh and an estimated 10,000 weddings are scheduled to be held in Hyderabad on Sunday. Security has been tightened across the city and all vehicles entering and exiting the city are being checked. Politicians from across parties condemned the blasts and appealed to people to remain calm. This is the second major suspected terrorist attack in 2007 in the city, which has a large Muslim population. Fourteen people died when a bomb exploded at the Mecca mosque in the heart of the city on May 18. © 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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The NEWSAug 25th, 2007 - 19:29:30

44 people are confirmed dead, and the xplosion was caused by hindous, to terrorise the Muslims, and the ywant to build a temple in the place of mosque, like in Babrie mosque.

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SamAug 26th, 2007 - 01:32:56

Few of us care , this story will soon vanish like all other ' bombing ' stories in India and all over the world , except Iraq and Israel . We will continue to focus on Iraq and Israel and ignore most of the rest of planet , for some mysterious reason ....

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