Mumbai:
In two blasts that rocked downtown Mumbai, around 45 people
were feared killed and over 150 injured. The blasts took
place near the Gateway of India and near Zaveri Bazaar
(Kalbadevi) between 1 pm and 1.30 pm.
The
explosives were apparently concealed in two taxis. Police
and fire-brigade personnel, who rushed to the scenes of
mishap, are busy helping reach the injured and dead to
the hospital and clearing the debris. A red alert has
been declared all over Maharashtra.
Around
85 injured people were admitted to JJ Hospital, and 26
people were declared dead before admission, according
to Maharashtra Health Minister Digvijay Khanvilkar. At
GT hospital three were declared dead before admission
and 35 were admitted with serious injuries. Thirteen people
were declared dead before admission at St George Hospital.
Sensex
plunges
After
the news of the twin blasts in the city, the benchmark
of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) plunged by over 130 points.
The Sensex lost 139.14 points to be quoted at 3985.98
at 1.30 pm after going past 4150 levels early in the day.
Nifty too skidded by 48.90 points to around 1261.05.
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