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| Wave of blasts hits Delhi markets | Wave of blasts hits Delhi markets |
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| Five bombs have ripped through busy markets in India's capital, Delhi, within minutes of each other, killing at least 18 people, police say. | |
| The explosions, which also injured about 80 people, are not thought to have been very powerful but happened in areas crowded with evening shoppers. | The explosions, which also injured about 80 people, are not thought to have been very powerful but happened in areas crowded with evening shoppers. |
| Crude explosives have been detonated in several Indian cities recently. | Crude explosives have been detonated in several Indian cities recently. |
| More than 400 people have died since October 2005 in attacks on Ahmedabad, Bangalore and other cities. | More than 400 people have died since October 2005 in attacks on Ahmedabad, Bangalore and other cities. |
| India has blamed Islamist militant groups for these previous bombings. | India has blamed Islamist militant groups for these previous bombings. |
| I came running down and I saw at least four to five people lying on the road Sanjeev Goleeyewitness In pictures: Delhi blasts | I came running down and I saw at least four to five people lying on the road Sanjeev Goleeyewitness In pictures: Delhi blasts |
| CNN-IBN, a local TV news channel, said it had received an e-mail before the blasts from a group calling itself the "Indian Mujahideen". | CNN-IBN, a local TV news channel, said it had received an e-mail before the blasts from a group calling itself the "Indian Mujahideen". |
| "Do whatever you can. Stop us if you can," the e-mail reportedly said. | "Do whatever you can. Stop us if you can," the e-mail reportedly said. |
| The same group has claimed responsibility for two other recent bombing attacks. | The same group has claimed responsibility for two other recent bombing attacks. |
| Pakistan's new President, Asif Ali Zardari, "strongly condemned" the bomb attacks, expressing "shock and grief over the loss of precious human lives". | Pakistan's new President, Asif Ali Zardari, "strongly condemned" the bomb attacks, expressing "shock and grief over the loss of precious human lives". |
| His Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, said the bombers were "enemies of humanity". | His Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, said the bombers were "enemies of humanity". |
| Chaotic scenes | Chaotic scenes |
| Two of the latest blasts in Delhi are believed to have happened metres away from each other in the central shopping district of Connaught Place. | Two of the latest blasts in Delhi are believed to have happened metres away from each other in the central shopping district of Connaught Place. |
| Another blast took place in a market in the Greater Kailash area in south Delhi. | Another blast took place in a market in the Greater Kailash area in south Delhi. |
| A BBC producer who visited the scene said a low-intensity explosion had scattered glass over a large area, near a popular cafe. | A BBC producer who visited the scene said a low-intensity explosion had scattered glass over a large area, near a popular cafe. |
| Two of the other explosions were reported in Delhi's Karol Bagh area and on the Barakhamba Road. | Two of the other explosions were reported in Delhi's Karol Bagh area and on the Barakhamba Road. |
| Chanchal Kumar helped carry several casualties to ambulances after witnessing one of the explosions, outside a metro station. | Chanchal Kumar helped carry several casualties to ambulances after witnessing one of the explosions, outside a metro station. |
| "Around 1830 we heard a very loud noise, then we saw people running all over the place," Reuters news agency quoted him as saying. | "Around 1830 we heard a very loud noise, then we saw people running all over the place," Reuters news agency quoted him as saying. |
| "There were about 100-200 people around this place." | "There were about 100-200 people around this place." |
| Another eyewitness, Sanjeev Gole, heard a "huge blast": | Another eyewitness, Sanjeev Gole, heard a "huge blast": |
| "I was around the corner from the road. I came running down and I saw at least four to five people lying on the road." | "I was around the corner from the road. I came running down and I saw at least four to five people lying on the road." |
| Television pictures show scenes of chaos at the blast scenes. Crowds milled around mangled vehicles, with debris and blood scattered across the streets. | Television pictures show scenes of chaos at the blast scenes. Crowds milled around mangled vehicles, with debris and blood scattered across the streets. |
| Earlier attacks | Earlier attacks |
| An unexploded bomb was reportedly found and defused at the capital's India Gate monument, local TV quoted police as saying. | An unexploded bomb was reportedly found and defused at the capital's India Gate monument, local TV quoted police as saying. |
| After the bombings in Jaipur and Bangalore, a group calling itself the Indian Mujahideen also claimed responsibility. | After the bombings in Jaipur and Bangalore, a group calling itself the Indian Mujahideen also claimed responsibility. |
| While it is too early to say exactly what caused Saturday's blasts in Delhi, they appear similar to the earlier attacks. | While it is too early to say exactly what caused Saturday's blasts in Delhi, they appear similar to the earlier attacks. |
| The earlier attacks involved multiple small devices hidden in small boxes or bags and aimed at soft targets such as crowded markets, analysts say. | The earlier attacks involved multiple small devices hidden in small boxes or bags and aimed at soft targets such as crowded markets, analysts say. |
| The devices contained shrapnel such as nuts, bolt and ball bearings while the explosives used were improvised. Islamic militants in Kashmir have tended to use military-grade explosives. | The devices contained shrapnel such as nuts, bolt and ball bearings while the explosives used were improvised. Islamic militants in Kashmir have tended to use military-grade explosives. |
| Are you in the area? Have you been affected? Send your comments or pictures using the form below. | Are you in the area? Have you been affected? Send your comments or pictures using the form below. |