Blast outside BJP office in Bangalore

[indian_foxhound]

Bangalore: Panic spread in Bangalore after a car parked near the BJP office in Malleswaram exploded into a plume of smoke and fire on Wednesday morning.

Although, there is no official word on the exact nature of the blast near the BJP office, some reports claimed that it was a car gas cylinder explosion.
TV visuals depicted that two cars were completely gutted in the fire. A bus passing by was also hit.

Fire brigade officials have doused the fire even as all top police officials, including the police commissioner, are at the spot to ascertain the nature of the blast.

The entire area has been cordoned off. There is no word on any loss of life or injury till last reports came in.

More details are awaited.

http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/blast-outside-bjp-office-in-bangalore-reports_842728.html

blast was low intensity

 

[Marxist]

its a Bomb blast ....

 

[notsuperstitious]

Looks like nobody perished. Good news.

 

[Marxist]

IED used to trigger blast, say reports

Live: IED used to trigger blast outside BJP Bangalore office, say reports | Firstpost

 

[Jackdaws]

It just doesn't end

 

[Marxist]

Congress spokesman's tweet on blast near BJP office draws sharp response

Bangalore: After this morning's bomb blast near the BJP office in Bangalore, Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed tweeted, "If the blast near BJP's office in Banglore is a terror attack,it will certainly help the BJP politically on the eve of election."

25 minutes later, a twitter account for the BJP in Karnataka, retaliated, "Congress Spokesperson Shakeel Ahmad's tweet on blasts in Bangalore is insensitive and inhumane."

16 people including eight policemen were injured in this morning's explosion.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/...t-near-bjp-office-draws-sharp-response-355203

 

[Punjabbi Munda]

No casualties,good news.

 

[GreenFoe]

must be some hindutvavadees blowing their own houses according to congress(Oh shaikaal already said that ).

 

[OrionHunter]

Congress spokesman's tweet on blast near BJP office draws sharp response

Bangalore: After this morning's bomb blast near the BJP office in Bangalore, Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed tweeted, "If the blast near BJP's office in Banglore is a terror attack,it will certainly help the BJP politically on the eve of election."

What an a$$hole!

 

[GreenFoe]

What an a$$hole!

He is just trying to get brownie points .

 

[danger007]

News channels reporting two bomb blast in Bangalore...

 

[IND151]

Bangalore: At least 16 people, including eight policemen, were injured when an “incendiary bomb” placed in a motorbike exploded near the Karnataka BJP city office buzzing with activity ahead of the May five Assembly polls.

The policemen were on security duty as part of the bandobast arrangements for the BJP office in view of the polls when the explosion ripped through the crowded area damaging two vans, a Karnataka State Reserve Police vehicle and a motorbike, top police officials said.

The explosion ripped through the crowded area damaging two vans. IBN
“Due to the blast, 16 people are injured — eight policemen on duty and eight civilians. Nobody is critically injured. All are being treated at hospital,” State DGP Lalrokhuma Pachau told reporters at the spot.

A National Investigative Agency team has arrived here, he said, adding, forensic experts would also be joining them.

“As of now, we do not know what is the material of the bomb blast. We will know after examination,” he said.

The blast occurred around 10.30 AM when the BJP office is normally brimming with party workers and candidates. Today is the last day for filing of nominations.

City Police Commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar, citing preliminary investigation, said, “It is an explosion”, adding a motorbike with an “incendiary bomb” was used. The bike was planted in the midst of cars, he said.

Police personnel were injured as they rushed out of their vehicle parked nearby the party office on seeing the vehicles going up in flames.

Two of the injured were college students who were returning home after tution, Shivamurthy, an eye witness, said, adding BJP workers shifted some of the injured to hospital.

Initial reports had said the explosion could have been caused by an LPG cylinder fitted to a car.

According to eye witnesses, a loud noise was heard and some vehicles went up in flames, sending the people to flee in panic. Police have cordoned off the area.

With the state going to Assembly polls on May five, the BJP office located in a residential locality is abuzz with activity for the past few weeks.

16 people, including 8 policemen injured in Bangalore bomb blasts | Firstpost

 

[danish_vij]

it was an IED as reported by media.......and in boston also it was reported as IED.......so is there any connection b/w these 2???
glad that no one died...and media reported that blast was so strong that some pieces of bomb's projectile were spread upto 1km....

 

[danish_vij]

it was an IED as reported by media.......and in boston also it was reported as IED.......so is there any connection b/w these 2???
glad that no one died...and media reported that blast was so strong that some pieces of bomb's projectile were spread upto 1km....

 

[Joe Shearer]

Just two streets away from home, and exactly in the same line, as the crow flies. :-(