Seven explosions rock ancient city in India
A series of bombs exploded across the ancient city of Jaipur on Tuesday.
Wednesday, 14.05.2008.
10:06
A series of bombs exploded across the ancient city of Jaipur on Tuesday. The explosions killed at least 80 people and transformed busy markets, a jewelry bazaar and a Hindu temple into scenes of carnage. Seven explosions rock ancient city in India The seven explosions took place in markets and several other areas of the city in Rajasthan, a region dotted with palaces and temples that draws hundreds of thousands of tourists every year, said A.S. Gill, the state's police chief. "Obviously, it's a terrorist attack," he said. "The way it has been done, the attempt was to cause the maximum damage to human life." He said bicycles may have been used in the bombings. He did not say whether the explosives were detonated by suicide bombers riding through the crowds or whether bombs were planted on parked bicycles. Shortly after the bombings, authorities put New Delhi, India's capital, and Mumbai, the country's financial center, on high alert, along with several other cities. Security was also increased at airports and railway stations across the country, said India's junior home minister, Sriprakash Jaiswal. One of the blasts in Jaipur hit a market near a temple dedicated to the Hindu monkey god Hanuman, according to police. Tuesday is the day of worship set aside for the monkey god, and the temple was packed with people offering prayers on the way home from work. The Press Trust of India news agency said another blast took place near the Johari Bazaar -- the city's jewelry market, a popular tourist destination. Television channels showed footage of mangled bicycles, damaged cars and overturned bicycle rickshaws, the most popular mode of transportation in the crowded lanes of Jaipur. India has experienced a spate of bombings since 2005. Last year, two explosions killed 43 people in the southern city of Hyderabad; seven bombings along Mumbai's commuter rail network killed nearly 200 people in 2006, and three New Delhi markets were bombed in 2005, killing 62 people. There also have been a number of smaller explosions, and India has repeatedly blamed the attacks on Islamic militant groups backed by neighbor and rival Pakistan -- accusations the Pakistani government denies.
Seven explosions rock ancient city in India
The seven explosions took place in markets and several other areas of the city in Rajasthan, a region dotted with palaces and temples that draws hundreds of thousands of tourists every year, said A.S. Gill, the state's police chief."Obviously, it's a terrorist attack," he said. "The way it has been done, the attempt was to cause the maximum damage to human life."
He said bicycles may have been used in the bombings. He did not say whether the explosives were detonated by suicide bombers riding through the crowds or whether bombs were planted on parked bicycles.
Shortly after the bombings, authorities put New Delhi, India's capital, and Mumbai, the country's financial center, on high alert, along with several other cities.
Security was also increased at airports and railway stations across the country, said India's junior home minister, Sriprakash Jaiswal.
One of the blasts in Jaipur hit a market near a temple dedicated to the Hindu monkey god Hanuman, according to police. Tuesday is the day of worship set aside for the monkey god, and the temple was packed with people offering prayers on the way home from work.
The Press Trust of India news agency said another blast took place near the Johari Bazaar -- the city's jewelry market, a popular tourist destination.
Television channels showed footage of mangled bicycles, damaged cars and overturned bicycle rickshaws, the most popular mode of transportation in the crowded lanes of Jaipur.
India has experienced a spate of bombings since 2005. Last year, two explosions killed 43 people in the southern city of Hyderabad; seven bombings along Mumbai's commuter rail network killed nearly 200 people in 2006, and three New Delhi markets were bombed in 2005, killing 62 people.
There also have been a number of smaller explosions, and India has repeatedly blamed the attacks on Islamic militant groups backed by neighbor and rival Pakistan -- accusations the Pakistani government denies.
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