India blast: 'briefcase bomb' explodes outside New Delhi high court

A bomb apparently hidden in a briefcase has exploded outside India's high court in New Delhi, killing 10 and wounding at least 45.

UK TELEGRAPH
By Rahul Bedi, New Delhi
9:30AM BST 07 Sep 2011

Police said the death toll could rise as around 60 others were injured in the blast, many of them seriously, which took place at around 10am when the court in central Delhi was at its busiest.

P Chidambaram, home minister, immediately told parliament the bombing was a “terrorist attack” but added that it was not immediately possible to identify those responsible.

According to federal home secretary, R K Singh, the bomb was placed at the High Court’s security gate which hundreds of people must clear to enter the court.

It shook the courthouse sending judges, lawyers and litigants fleeing from the building.

“There was panic everywhere as the blast occurred,” eyewitness Krishan Kumar said.

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