pune bomb blast: In a suspected terror attack, eight people were killed and 40 injured, including a foreigner, in a bomb explosion in a popular bakery near a Jewish prayer house here in the first major strike after the 26/11 carnage in Mumbai.
Union Home Secretary GK Pillai said that it was most probably a terror attack adding that a team of National Investigative Agency (NIA) officials is being sent to Pune along with a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) forensic team.
Union Home Ministry said that the bomb blast could be the handiwork of a terror group as the area is frequented by tourists specially foreign nationals.
The blast occurred in the German Bakery, an old business establishment in the Cantonment area of the city, at around 1930 hours when a waiter at the bakery tried to open an unattended bag.
The famous Osho Ashram, frequented by foreigners, is also located in the vicinity of the blast site. US terror suspect David Headley is believed to have stayed at the Ashram during his visit to the city.
"Till the forensic investigations are not completed we cannot ascertain who is responsible (for the blast)," said Pillai.
Union Home Secretary GK Pillai said that it was most probably a terror attack adding that a team of National Investigative Agency (NIA) officials is being sent to Pune along with a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) forensic team.
Union Home Ministry said that the bomb blast could be the handiwork of a terror group as the area is frequented by tourists specially foreign nationals.
The blast occurred in the German Bakery, an old business establishment in the Cantonment area of the city, at around 1930 hours when a waiter at the bakery tried to open an unattended bag.
The famous Osho Ashram, frequented by foreigners, is also located in the vicinity of the blast site. US terror suspect David Headley is believed to have stayed at the Ashram during his visit to the city.
"Till the forensic investigations are not completed we cannot ascertain who is responsible (for the blast)," said Pillai.
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