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Low intensity blast in Patna, two live bombs recovered


Mangalore Today News Network

Patna, Mar 31, 2015: The security agencies went into a tizzy after a low intensity blast in Patna, late Monday. No causalities were reported from the site.

patna-blast.The blast occurred inside a flat in a residential building in the Bahadarpur area of the Bihar capital. The police later recovered two high-intensity live bombs from the building. On investigation, the police found them to be equipped with the same timer device – of Lotus brand – that was used in the bombs that went off in 2013 at Narendra Modi’s rally at Gandhi Maidan ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and at Bodh Gaya.

"There was a low intensity blast, two live bombs were also found which were defused later, no casualties or injuries," said Senior Superintendent of Police, Jitendra Rana.

The explosen caused panic among the residents of the area, he said.

While no arrests have been made yet, the police have sealed the building and a two-wheeler parked at the building has also been seized.

As per locals, the two people who lived in the flat are natives of Nalanda district. They are absconding even as several police teams are at work to trace them.

Reports claimed that the building was being used as a bomb making factory.

Meanwhile, a team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is on its way to Patna today to assist in the probe.

 

Courtesy: Zeenews


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