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| Delhi shopping areas hit by bombs | Delhi shopping areas hit by bombs |
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| Five bombs have ripped through busy shopping areas of India's capital, Delhi, within minutes of each other, killing at least 18 people, police say. | Five bombs have ripped through busy shopping areas of India's capital, Delhi, within minutes of each other, killing at least 18 people, police say. |
| The explosions, which also injured about 80 people, are not thought to have been very powerful but happened in crowded areas. | The explosions, which also injured about 80 people, are not thought to have been very powerful but happened in crowded areas. |
| Two unexploded bombs were also found and defused, police said. | Two unexploded bombs were also found and defused, police said. |
| More than 400 people have died since October 2005 in bomb attacks on Indian cities such as Ahmedabad and Bangalore. | More than 400 people have died since October 2005 in bomb attacks on Indian cities such as Ahmedabad and Bangalore. |
| India has blamed Islamist militant groups for these previous bombings. | India has blamed Islamist militant groups for these previous bombings. |
| They want to break the spirit of Delhi Arti Mehra, Mayor of Delhi In pictures: Delhi blasts | They want to break the spirit of Delhi Arti Mehra, Mayor of Delhi In pictures: Delhi blasts |
| CNN-IBN, a local TV news channel, said it had received an e-mail before the blasts from a group calling itself the "Indian Mujahideen". | CNN-IBN, a local TV news channel, said it had received an e-mail before the blasts from a group calling itself the "Indian Mujahideen". |
| "Do whatever you can. Stop us if you can," the e-mail reportedly said. | "Do whatever you can. Stop us if you can," the e-mail reportedly said. |
| The same group has claimed responsibility for two other recent bombing attacks. | The same group has claimed responsibility for two other recent bombing attacks. |
| The Indian government has put the security agencies on high alert. | |
| Pakistan has joined in official Indian condemnation of the attacks. | Pakistan has joined in official Indian condemnation of the attacks. |
| Chaotic scenes | Chaotic scenes |
| Two bombs are believed to have been planted in dustbins metres away from each other in the central shopping district of Connaught Place. | Two bombs are believed to have been planted in dustbins metres away from each other in the central shopping district of Connaught Place. |
| Police believe that at least three other devices were planted at busy markets in the Karol Bagh area, on the Barakhamba Road and in the Greater Kailash area. | Police believe that at least three other devices were planted at busy markets in the Karol Bagh area, on the Barakhamba Road and in the Greater Kailash area. |
| Chanchal Kumar helped carry several casualties to ambulances after witnessing one of the explosions, outside a metro station. | Chanchal Kumar helped carry several casualties to ambulances after witnessing one of the explosions, outside a metro station. |
| "Around 1830 we heard a very loud noise, then we saw people running all over the place," Reuters news agency quoted him as saying. | "Around 1830 we heard a very loud noise, then we saw people running all over the place," Reuters news agency quoted him as saying. |
| "There were about 100-200 people around this place." | "There were about 100-200 people around this place." |
| Gulab Singh, an underground train guard, saw an explosion in Greater Kailash. | Gulab Singh, an underground train guard, saw an explosion in Greater Kailash. |
| "I was stepping out for a cup of tea when everything turned black in front of me," he was quoted as saying by AFP news agency. "Then everyone started running." | "I was stepping out for a cup of tea when everything turned black in front of me," he was quoted as saying by AFP news agency. "Then everyone started running." |
| Television pictures show scenes of chaos at the blast scenes. Crowds milled around mangled vehicles, with debris and blood scattered across the streets. | Television pictures show scenes of chaos at the blast scenes. Crowds milled around mangled vehicles, with debris and blood scattered across the streets. |
| 'Enemies of humanity' | 'Enemies of humanity' |
| The Mayor of Delhi, Arti Mehra, said the city would not be intimidated by the "cowardly" attacks. | The Mayor of Delhi, Arti Mehra, said the city would not be intimidated by the "cowardly" attacks. |
| "They want to break the spirit of Delhi," he told reporters. | "They want to break the spirit of Delhi," he told reporters. |
| "They have tried this in other places before and they have not succeeded and they will not succeed here. They will not scare us." | "They have tried this in other places before and they have not succeeded and they will not succeed here. They will not scare us." |
| Pakistan's new President, Asif Ali Zardari, "strongly condemned" the bomb attacks, expressing "shock and grief over the loss of precious human lives". | Pakistan's new President, Asif Ali Zardari, "strongly condemned" the bomb attacks, expressing "shock and grief over the loss of precious human lives". |
| His Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, said the bombers were "enemies of humanity". | His Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, said the bombers were "enemies of humanity". |
| After bombings in Jaipur and Bangalore, a group calling itself the Indian Mujahideen also claimed responsibility. | |
| While it is too early to say exactly what caused Saturday's blasts in Delhi, they appear similar to the earlier attacks. | While it is too early to say exactly what caused Saturday's blasts in Delhi, they appear similar to the earlier attacks. |
| The earlier attacks involved multiple small devices hidden in small boxes or bags and aimed at soft targets such as crowded markets, analysts say. | The earlier attacks involved multiple small devices hidden in small boxes or bags and aimed at soft targets such as crowded markets, analysts say. |
| The devices contained shrapnel such as nuts, bolt and ball bearings while the explosives used were improvised. Islamic militants in Kashmir have tended to use military-grade explosives. | The devices contained shrapnel such as nuts, bolt and ball bearings while the explosives used were improvised. Islamic militants in Kashmir have tended to use military-grade explosives. |
| Are you in the area? Have you been affected? Send your comments or pictures using the form below. | Are you in the area? Have you been affected? Send your comments or pictures using the form below. |