Hyderabad serial blasts: at least 15 dead, 50 injured

 

At least 15 people have been killed and 50 injured in a series of blasts in a busy commercial area of Hyderabad this evening.

Sources in the Home Ministry say the explosions in Dilsukhngar, which began just after 7 pm, appear to be a well-planned terror attack designed to cause maximum damage.

The explosions took place at rush hour within a span of 10 minutes near a popular cinema and a bus stand in Dilsukhnagar, which has a large fruit and vegetable market.

Officials were finding it tough to clear the packed area which has a maze of narrow lanes. Cellphone networks have been jammed in and around Dilsukhnagar to prevent false information from being disseminated.

In 2007, twin blasts in the city killed 40 people.