Pune: In a span of 10 minutes, four low intensity blasts rocked the city of Pune. One person has been reportedly injured outside Bal Gandharva Rang mandir theatre, which is considered to be a busy locality. Watch: Four minor blasts rock Pune, one injured
The second blast took place on Jangali Maharaj Road, outside MC Donalds restaurant. The bomb was placed in a dust bin.
One blast took place outside Dena bank ATM on the same street. The bomb was kept in a cycle carrier
The fourth blast took place at Garware chowk.
Later on, two bombs were also found outside Bal Gandharva theatre. One of them has been defused.
All the blasts occurred within a radius of one kilometre.
Police, bomb disposal squad and ATS have rushed to the spot.
The reason of the serial blasts is yet to be ascertained. Terrorist attack cannot be ruled out.
The police say that the blasts were meant to create panic in the city and suspect a local hand being triggering the blasts.
"These were low intensity blasts, detonators and pencil cells have been used, we cannot confirm terrorist attack," Pune Police Commissioner.
He also said that the blasts may an act of mischief created by some anti-social elements.
Notably, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde was supposed to visit Pune this evening to attend a function. He, however, cancelled the visit earlier during the day.
In February 2010, more than 15 people were killed in a bomb blast at German Bakery in the city.
The second blast took place on Jangali Maharaj Road, outside MC Donalds restaurant. The bomb was placed in a dust bin.
One blast took place outside Dena bank ATM on the same street. The bomb was kept in a cycle carrier
The fourth blast took place at Garware chowk.
Later on, two bombs were also found outside Bal Gandharva theatre. One of them has been defused.
All the blasts occurred within a radius of one kilometre.
Police, bomb disposal squad and ATS have rushed to the spot.
The reason of the serial blasts is yet to be ascertained. Terrorist attack cannot be ruled out.
The police say that the blasts were meant to create panic in the city and suspect a local hand being triggering the blasts.
"These were low intensity blasts, detonators and pencil cells have been used, we cannot confirm terrorist attack," Pune Police Commissioner.
He also said that the blasts may an act of mischief created by some anti-social elements.
Notably, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde was supposed to visit Pune this evening to attend a function. He, however, cancelled the visit earlier during the day.
In February 2010, more than 15 people were killed in a bomb blast at German Bakery in the city.
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