India's Capital Delhi Rocked by 3 Blasts; Toll at 41

Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- India's capital New Delhi was rocked by three explosions that killed at least 41 people and injured hundreds in crowded market places as people shopped for the main Hindu festival of Diwali and the Muslim festival of Eid.

The death toll is likely to rise, Home Minister Shivraj Patil told reporters in New Delhi today. Television channels such as NDTV 24x7 have put the toll as high as 65. The home minister said at least 50 people had been injured.

The blasts left men, women and children with burns, bruises and broken limbs as they tried to escape, eyewitnesses said on television channels. Patil said he wasn't in a position to say who was responsible for the attacks. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

``No condemnation is too strong for this terrorist attack,'' Patil said, speaking in Hindi. ``All the incidents are being investigated. The priority is to help people.''

The government will step up security to ensure that the festival season passes off peacefully, Patil said. The next of kin of those killed will be given immediate relief of 300,000 rupees ($6,650), the minister said.

The explosions are the deadliest in the Indian capital city since a suicide attack on the country's parliament on Dec. 13, 2001, that left 12 people dead. India blamed that attack on Pakistani-backed Kashmiri separatist groups. Pakistan had denied any involvement, saying it only lends moral support to the Kashmiri freedom struggle.
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Suspected that a Moslum group was behind it. Now lets see, the Moslums hate Jews, Hindus, Christians.......I wonder how they feel about Buddists? Seems they just don't play well with anyone!