Hyderabad blasts: Shinde visits blast site
India’s Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has visited the sites of two blasts in the city of Hyderabad in which he said 14 people were killed. Mr Shinde said Thursday’s bombs had been planted on bicycles 150m (500ft) apart near a crowded fruit market. Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said that an all-inclusive investigation into the Thursday night twin bomb blasts at Dilsukhnagar area of Hyderabad was in progress and the culprits who masterminded the crime will be identified and nabbed soon. Mr Shinde also categorically said his ministry had not issued any “area-specific alert” to the Andhra Pradesh Government three to four days ago, warning that incidents such as bomb blasts would occur, as was being alleged. What was issued was “a general alert”, he affirmed.
The blasts triggered by Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) tied to two bicycles took place in the peak hour at two sites 100 metres apart outside a roadside eatery near Konark and Venkatadiri theatres.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar, who visited the site shortly after the blasts, termed them asshockin"What happened in Hyderabad is shocking...innocent people have been killed...the state government has reacted swiftly," he said. The Chief Minister announced a compensation of Rs 6 lakh each for the families of those killed in the blast, and assured that the government would bear the expense of the treatment of those who got injured. He termed the Hyderabad blasts as "an act of the coward", asserting that those responsible would soon be brought to book. The death toll in Hyderabad blasts has reached 14 and authorities further it may rise further. 57 others have been injured in the blasts. Of the 14 dead, 12 bodies have been identified and handed over after post-mortem. Two bodies are yet to be identified.The Hyderabad twin blasts were taken up by the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj called for political unity, saying, "The nation needs to be united, the political parties need to get united. The moment that happens, we will be capable in fighting terror."
She also questioned why no action was taken despite intelligence inputs. "The Home Minister himself is saying that he gave the information. But, if there was information, the blame doubles. If there was information, what was the Centre, state doing," Sushma Swaraj questioned.
India’s Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has visited the sites of two blasts in the city of Hyderabad in which he said 14 people were killed. Mr Shinde said Thursday’s bombs had been planted on bicycles 150m (500ft) apart near a crowded fruit market. Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said that an all-inclusive investigation into the Thursday night twin bomb blasts at Dilsukhnagar area of Hyderabad was in progress and the culprits who masterminded the crime will be identified and nabbed soon. Mr Shinde also categorically said his ministry had not issued any “area-specific alert” to the Andhra Pradesh Government three to four days ago, warning that incidents such as bomb blasts would occur, as was being alleged. What was issued was “a general alert”, he affirmed.
The blasts triggered by Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) tied to two bicycles took place in the peak hour at two sites 100 metres apart outside a roadside eatery near Konark and Venkatadiri theatres.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar, who visited the site shortly after the blasts, termed them asshockin"What happened in Hyderabad is shocking...innocent people have been killed...the state government has reacted swiftly," he said. The Chief Minister announced a compensation of Rs 6 lakh each for the families of those killed in the blast, and assured that the government would bear the expense of the treatment of those who got injured. He termed the Hyderabad blasts as "an act of the coward", asserting that those responsible would soon be brought to book. The death toll in Hyderabad blasts has reached 14 and authorities further it may rise further. 57 others have been injured in the blasts. Of the 14 dead, 12 bodies have been identified and handed over after post-mortem. Two bodies are yet to be identified.The Hyderabad twin blasts were taken up by the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj called for political unity, saying, "The nation needs to be united, the political parties need to get united. The moment that happens, we will be capable in fighting terror."
She also questioned why no action was taken despite intelligence inputs. "The Home Minister himself is saying that he gave the information. But, if there was information, the blame doubles. If there was information, what was the Centre, state doing," Sushma Swaraj questioned.
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