Indian media reported that eight people were killed when a car exploded at Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station in the Indian capital, New Delhi. The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined. Twelve people were injured.
The explosion took place in a car near the Red Fort. Due to which other vehicles nearby were also damaged. The Delhi Fire Department said that the information about the explosion was received at 7 pm.
After the incident, security personnel have cordoned off the blast area and started an investigation. A special cell of Delhi Police has been deployed in the blast and damaged areas. Delhi is always considered sensitive from a security perspective. Here, 16 bomb blasts have occurred in the last 30 years.
These are the major bomb blast incidents of the last three decades:
- May 25, 1996 : Bomb blast in Lajpat Nagar Central Market - 16 people died
- October 1, 1997 : Two bombs exploded near Sadar Bazaar - 30 people were injured
- October 10, 1997 : Three explosions in Shantivan, Kaudiya Bridge and Kingsway Camp areas - 1 person died, 16 injured
- 18 October 1997 : Two explosions in Ranibaug Bazaar - 1 dead, 23 injured
- 26 October 1997 : Two explosions in Karolbag Bazaar - 1 dead, 34 injured
- 30 November 1997 : Two explosions in Red Fort area - 3 dead, 70 injured
- 30 December 1997 : Explosion in bus near Punjabi Bagh - 4 dead, about 30 injured
- 18 June 2000 : Two powerful explosions near Red Fort - 2 dead, about a dozen injured
- 16 March 2000 : Explosion in Sadar Bazaar - 7 injured
- 27 February 2000 : Explosion in Paharganj - 8 injured
- 14 April 2006 : Two explosions in Jama Masjid premises - at least 14 injured
- 22 May 2005 : Two explosions in Liberty and Satyam cinema halls - 1 dead, about 60 injured
- 29 October 2005 : Sarojini Three explosions in Nagar, Paharganj and Govindpuri - about 59 people killed, more than 100 injured
- 13 September 2008 : Five explosions in Karol Bagh (Gaffar Market), Connaught Place and Greater Kailash-1 - at least 20 to 30 people killed, more than 90 injured
- 27 September 2008 : Explosion in Flower Bazaar (Sarai) in Mehrauli - 3 people killed, 23 injured
-With the help of agencies