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Blast in Kanpur, several injured
(APP): A blast has been reported from the Indian city of Kanpur on Tuesday evening, when a bomb went off in the Bajaria area of Colonelganj police station. The device was reportedly placed on a rented bicycle, an Indian TV (Zee News) reported. The blast took off at around 7 pm. Reports suggest six people were injured, including a woman and two children.The area, situated in the centre of the city, is highly crowded and minority dominated. Several cracker manufacturing units are located here. It is a densely populated area, packed with slums in narrow lanes. The nature of the explosive is not confirmed, but is suspected to be of crude variant. The blast was a low-intensity one. The entire city of Kanpur has been put on high-alert, with the site being cordoned-off. Posted by: Fred 2008-10-15 |
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