New Delhi:
Eight people were killed and 24 were injured after an explosion in a car at a crowded area near the Red Fort in Delhi today. The vehicle exploded outside gate No. 1 of Lal Quila metro station. The NIA has gone to the blast site.
- All the injured people have been taken to nearby hospitals.
- “I saw body parts lying on the road,” an eyewitness told NDTV.
- Many cars caught fire due to the explosion at the area popular with tourists.
- At least 20 fire trucks have reached the area.
- Visuals from the area indicate the damage was extensive and not superficial.
- Neighbourhoods in Purani Dilli (Old Delhi) near the Red Fort are one of the most crowded in the national capital.
- The Delhi Police’s Special Cell has reached the area. They have cordoned off the site of the explosion.
- Traffic has been diverted from Old Delhi areas.
- “I saw a huge fireball from my terrace, and came running down to see what happened. The explosion was very loud. My house is near the gurdwara,” a resident told NDTV.
- Nearly a dozen ambulances rushed to the area to evacuate injured people.
- “It happened all of a sudden. I felt the explosion happened in more than just one car,” an eyewitness told NDTV.
- Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib is just a few hundred metres and Jama Masjid is 1.1 km from the site of the explosion.
