The death toll in yesterday’s twin blasts that tore through a crowded area in Hyderabad rose to 16 by Friday afternoon, with some of the 100-odd injured reported to be in a serious condition.
The injured are being treated in different hospitals in the city, including the Government-run Osmania Hospital, located about five km from the blast site, Dilsuknagar.
Probe ordered
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has called for a meeting of all available ministers at his camp office later in the afternoon to review the steps to be taken in the aftermath of the blast. The State Government has also ordered a probe team.
Earlier, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde reached Hyderabad by a special flight this morning and drove straight to the twin blast site and later visited the hospitals where the injured are being treated.
Speaking to reporters, he said nothing can be said about the group behind the blasts at this moment. “Investigations have begun and the State Government has appointed a probe team,’’ he said.
Specific alert
To questions that there had been a specific alert, the Minister said there was no specific alert and a general alert had been issued to some States.
Investigating authorities said the twin blasts were caused by improvised explosive devices that could have been brought to the blast sites hidden on a bicycle.
In fact, one of the blast sites, a foot over-bridge at Dilsuknagar, was more or less the same spot from where an IED was defused some five years ago.
The Dilsuknagar area has been prone to bomb threats as it is one of the crowded places in the city, with a heavy flow of floating population.
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Hyderabad blasts and the day after
Comments:
Quick, fast, transparent investigation by a core team without being swayed
by pre-judging followed by a fast rack court should be a standard for such
incidents. preferably the core team should be led by an investigator from
outside the state so that he is not biased.
And it will help greatly if the politicians keep their mouths shut without
shooting off 'wisdoms'. Specially the local politicos who want to expand
their support base with help of divisive politicking.
We should have indians in india first.
We should peacefully co-exist with Love -peace and tranquility with respect.
We are indians first.
Teach the young children -students only Love -peace and respect.
There are vested interests who want to destroy the fabric thru communal
disharmony.
Let us rise above all these petty differences- build a strong nation -INDIA,.
Let every india n be trained in intelligence gathering and in the army to defend
self and the nation.
Build a strong HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT.
State police should be under the police- they need to be selected -trained all the
time -educated all the time on continuous basis.
Let them have status- with good uniforms- presence - mobiles- motorbikes-
cars- laptops etc.
POLICE should have a status and presence felt.
Intelligence gathering at village levels - city-state level and at the centre should
be well knit.
centralized :
Women should be inducted - rickshaw -cab drivers- should be trained for intellig
Congress and its minoirty appeasement and a**ss licking is responsible
for all the terrorism we are facing. Congerss is a cathoic mulla party
which is hell bent on destroying hindus and our civilization. Still
fools go and vote for it in the name of secularims which is actually
sickularim. Only hindus can be fooled in such a way. After fighting for
1300 years to preserve ourselves form islamic invasion we are
succumbing to them due our intellectual dhimmism. Thank to aman ka
tamasha. I know you cowards will never publish this comment.
The swiftness with which senior officials are taking grip post blast is a remarkable improvement in our probe and investigation process. We have a learnt a lot through many such incidents in the last three decades. An equal and effective means to detect possible occurrence following a plot is the need of the day. It is difficult but considering the advances made in investigation through forensic, electronic and technological means, it is definitely within the reach of our guardians of security.
Instead of making statements condoling the deaths of innocent people and stereo typed statements like we condemn the coverdly act of terrorists, the law enforcement authorities should have taken preventive steps when they have intelligence inputs. Had the CCTV cameras been installed, the culprits could have been easily identified.
What does shinde do. He is anti Hindu.He calls Hindu as terrorists. He doesn't beieve us.
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