Blasts rock Hyderabad

R.I.P. Who Lost There Lives.







At least 30 people are feared dead and several others injured in two separate blasts in Hyderabad on Saturday evening.



Eight persons died when an explosion ripped through an auditorium in Lumbini Park in the heart of the city when a laser show was on, police said.



The blast occurred at about 7.45 pm when the laser show had just started. So powerful was the blast that some of bodies were flung into the air and scattered over the area.



In another blast around the same time at Gokul chat bhandar at Kothi area, at least 12 persons were killed and scores were injured.



Hyderabad Police Commissioner Balwinder Singh said the toll at Lumbini Park, overlooking the picturesque Hussain Sagar lake, may go up as it was teeming with week-end crowd.



The police cordoned off the areas and sounded a red alert across the city and conducted searches at railway stations and bus depots.



The profusely bleeding injured were admitted to Osmania Hospital, Mediciti, Gandhi hospital and other hospitals.



Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has condemned the blasts and expressed deep concern.



Police say the blasts were meticulously planned and executed. The state government has appealed to maintain clam and asked people to remain indoors.

Intelligence sources told NDTV that blasts are terrorists attacks. And according to reports explosives were found at three places in the city on Saturday morning.

There was confusion about what exactly had caused the explosion at the eatery after initial report said it was due to a cylinder blast.



However, police suspect that going by the impact and high casualties, it could be triggered by RDX.



The twin blasts came three months after the powerful explosion at Mecca Masjid in May last.



Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy held an emergency meeting with top police officials and soon afterwards rushed to the spot. (With PTI Inputs)