Five low-intensity blasts hit Pune; sixth defused
One of the blasts took place on the busy Junglee Maharaj Road and another near a movie theatre.
PUNE: At least five low-intensity explosions were heard in different parts of Pune city Wednesday evening, police said.
The blasts, that occurred in a diameter of 300 metres and in the space of thirty minutes have reportedly left two injured.
One of the blasts took place at the Bal Gangadhar Chowk near the Rangsharda auditorium on the busy Junglee Maharaj Road and another in a dustbin outside a McDonalds outlet nearby around 7.30 p.m., police said.
A third explosion occurred near the Dena Bank in the same area, triggering panic among people during the evening peak hour.
A fourth explosion went off on a bicycle at Garware Chowk on the same road.
Home secretary RK Singh said that terror angle cannot be ruled out in the blasts.
"The blasts appear to be well-coordinated," a police officer said.
According to reports, a sixth bomb was diffused near a McDonald joint in the city.
The blasts, that occurred in a diameter of 300 metres and in the space of thirty minutes have reportedly left two injured.
One of the blasts took place at the Bal Gangadhar Chowk near the Rangsharda auditorium on the busy Junglee Maharaj Road and another in a dustbin outside a McDonalds outlet nearby around 7.30 p.m., police said.
A third explosion occurred near the Dena Bank in the same area, triggering panic among people during the evening peak hour.
A fourth explosion went off on a bicycle at Garware Chowk on the same road.
Home secretary RK Singh said that terror angle cannot be ruled out in the blasts.
"The blasts appear to be well-coordinated," a police officer said.
According to reports, a sixth bomb was diffused near a McDonald joint in the city.
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