Blast outside Delhi High Court, 9 Dead, several injured
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A blast outside the Delhi High Court on Wednesday injured several people. The explosion took place at around 10:15AM outside Gate number 5. The injured have been taken to Ram Manohar Lohia and Safdurjung Hospital.
The nature and magnitude of the blast was immediately not known.
According to eyewitnesses, 20 to 25 persons were injured in the explosion which occurred at around 10.15 am and some of them may be in a critical condition. There was no official information on the exact number of injured.
Some of the injured were being treated at a dispensary in the court itself while others were rushed to nearby hospitals.
An eyewitness claims to have seen the man who planted bomb at Delhi High Court on Wednesday. The man was tall and he wore pyjama Kurta.
Court business is usually heavy on Wednesday which is listed as a Public Interest Litation(PIL) day when the visitors come to the court in large numbers.
op officials of Delhi Police including special commissioner (law and order) Dharmendra Kumar and joint commissioner of special cell R.S. Krishnaiah have rushed to the spot.
Jt commissioner (crime) Sandip Goyal and special commissioner P.N. Aggarwal also joined them.
Kumar said it was too early to ascertain the exact nature of the blast.