Eight serial blasts in Jaipur; 60 dead, 150 injured

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• Eight serial blasts rocked the city of Jaipur at 7:35 PM on Tuesday evening

• 60 dead, 150 injured

• Injured taken to the Sawai Mann Singh hospital

• Blasts at Manas Chowk Police Station area, Johari Bazar, Tripolia Bazar, Badi Choupal, Choti Choupal, Kotwali area

• Eighth bomb diffused

• The bombs exploded within a span of 12 minutes of each other

• Bombs were made of iron ball bearings, alarm clock circuit

• Bombs were planted in bicycles

• Speculation is rife that this could be the handiwork of Lashkar-e-Toiba, SIMI

• Authorities are also suspecting that Bangladesh-based HuJI could be behind the attacks

• There was a near-stampede like situation in the blast-hit areas

• Traffic movement has been obstructed

• Shops have shut down, police have cordoned off the area

• Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka, Bihar, Hyderabad, Maharashtra on high alert

• National Security Guard has reached Jaipur

• All the city borders, Rajasthan state borders sealed

• Traffic movement has been obstructed

New Delhi: Eight serial blasts rocked the city of Jaipur at 7:35 PM on Tuesday evening, killing 60 people and injuring 150 others.

The injured have been rushed to the Sawai Maan Singh (SMS) hospital. (SMS Hospital Helpline: 0141-2560291; 0141-2619827)

The blasts — which were of medium intensity — took place in the walled city area.

"According to the information I have received 60 people have died and several injured," said Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who rushed back to the state capital from Jodhpur.

Two policemen are also among the dead.