Varanasi blast explosive 'IED' recovered from the dustbin - holy place turns to horrific place
Posted on Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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Holy place turned into Horrific place.....
According to Official sources the blast took place at Dashashwamedh ghat on the bank of the river Ganga at about 6:30 pm. The blast took place when thousands of devotees and the foreign tourists had assembled at the ghat for having darshan of the Ganga Arti, police sources said.
Atleast 4 killed and around twenty(20) injured. Some people have been injured due to the blast and some others due to the consequent stampede which occurred due to the collapse of the railing.
Union Home Secretary GK Pillai said, 'Terror group Indian Mujahideen has taken responsibility for the blast in Varanasi'.
According to latest updates the material used for blasts is known to be IED. Where, IED is recovered from a dustbin at the Varanasi blast site.
What is IED?
An improvised explosive device (IED), also known as a roadside bomb, is a homemade bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery round, attached to a detonating mechanism.
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