Twin bomb blasts at Chennai railway station, one killed

[Rushil]

CHENNAI: A woman passenger was killed and 13 others were injured, two of them grievously, when two bombs went off on Thursday in quick succession in two coaches of the Guwahati-Bangalore Express at the Chennai Central railway station, the main railway hub here.

Southern Railway General Manager Rakesh Mishra told reporters that the minor intensity blasts took place at around 7:45 AM in S-4 and S-5 sleeper coaches after the train arrived at the platform number 9.

One woman was killed and two others were injured grievously.

The woman passenger travelling from Bangalore to Vijayawada died. She was identified as 22-year-old Swati, who was slated to go further to Guntur.

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[Sarkar]

Very very sad news. [emoji20]

 

[superdudebuddy]

Two minor blasts took place this morning onboard the Bangalore-Guwahati express, when it was arriving at Platform No. 9 of the Chennai Central Railway Station.

The bombs were planted under the seats of the passengers. One person was killed and 9 were injured. The injured have been admitted to a hospital. Train services have been halted. Investigations are underway.

The Ministry of Railways has announced an ex-gratia of 1 lakh rupees for the kin of the deceased. 25,000 rupees will be given to the 2 critically injured, and 5,000 rupees to the seven with minor injuries.

An helpline number has been set up. The number is 04425357398.



Source : AIR

 

[Anirudha]

Very Sad. [emoji20]

 

[Devesh]

Very sad

Is it terrorist attack or something else.

 

[superdudebuddy]

Very sad

Is it terrorist attack or something else.

The investigation is going nothing can be said now

 

[Sarkar]

Very sad

Is it terrorist attack or something else.

Terrorist attack. ISI is behind it.

ISI agent held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra on alert

A suspected agent of Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was arrested in Chennai on Wednesday evening, hours before two low intensity bomb blasts in Guwahati-Bangalore Express at Central Railway station killed a woman and left 13 others injured.

The arrested person was identified as Mohammad Jafar Hussain. According to police sources, Hussain - a Pakistani national - had entered Chennai via Sri Lanka. He was being interrogated to find out whether he played any role in the blasts.

Meanwhile, police sources said that a person was detained from Chennai airport in connection with the low-intensity twin blasts and was being questioned.

SIT to probe blasts

Tamil Nadu DGP K. Ramanujam said a special investigation team (SIT) would probe the blasts even as he insisted that Chennai was not the target.

"It is not a major blast. It is suspected that Chennai could not have been target of those who were behind the blasts because the train was running late. Some other location could have been the target," Ramanujam said.

Sources in the ministry of home affairs (MHA) said that the Centre has offered all possible assistance in the investigation into the case.

Security beefed up in Tamil Nadu

Security was stepped up at airports, railway stations, bus terminals and key installations in the state, including the Kalapakkam Atomic Power Plant, in the wake of the Chennai blasts. Police said security has been beefed up in vulnerable areas.

High alert in Mumbai

The blasts in Chennai prompted the authorities in Maharashtra to put the entire state, particularly Mumbai, on a high alert


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[Deep.S]

Its a Very Sad News.
I was Shocked when i tune to Aaj Tak that this News is Running.

 

[Anirudha]

@dipayan I think you needs to remove the above post. Otherwise riots will be start In DDF.

 

[Rushil]

@dipayan I think you needs to remove the above post. Otherwise riots will be start In DDF.

Then We Need riot control Police

But Very Sad news