Multiple blasts in Mumbai, several injured

The Hindu

Residents carry an injured person from the blast site near Opera House daimond market in Mumbai on Wednesday. Photo: Vivek Bendre

Multiple blasts rocked Mumbai on Wednesday. The scene near the Opera House diamond market after the explosion. Photo: Vivek Bendre

Two blasts rocked Mumbai city’s crowded Zaveri Bazar and Dadar areas on Wednesday evening, injuring several people. Police sources said the nature and intensity of the blasts was not known. The first explosion took place in south Mumbai’s Zaveri Bazaar, near the famous Mumbadevi temple, in which some people were injured, said Mumbai Police spokesperson Nisar Tamboli. The bustling market also has a number of jewellery shops. The second explosion was reported in a taxi in Dadar area, he said. A third blast was reported from Opera House in Charni Road.

“We are verifying the nature of explosions. At this moment I cannot say anything more than this,” Mr. Tamboli said. Teams of Maharashtra ATS have rushed to the blast sites. The Union Home Ministry, after the serial blasts, said that "it's a terror strike." The Ministry of Home Affairs had said that the NIA teams asked to join investigations in Mumbai blasts. 

Security alert in Delhi 

A security alert was sounded in the national capital following a series of blasts in Mumbai and police personnel were fanned across the city to carry out intensive searches and checkings. A senior police official said top officials were reviewing the security situation in the city. “A tight security apparatus has been put in place. Senior officials are on the streets monitoring the security scenario. Police personnel have been deployed across the city,” a senior police official said.

The official said police personnel were deployed at public places like malls, cinema halls, parks, popular hangouts, ISBT and railway station. They are conducting checkings. Three explosions were reported from south Mumbai’s Zaveri Bazar, Dadar in Central Mumbai and Opera House in Charni Road following which this action has been taken, the official said. The national capital last month had a minor scare when a low intensity blast took place outside Delhi High Court. No one was injured in the incident. “There is nothing to worry. All precautions have been taken. We appeal to the citizens to report to us about any suspicious objects or persons they come across,” the official said.

Keywords: Mumbai blasts, Zaveri Bazar, Dadar, Opera House, Mumbadevi temple

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