Car Bomb Rips Through Tourist-Packed Area Of Indian Capital, Killing & Wounding Scores
Security personnel on high state of alert at religious sites, border areas…
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India: DNA Match Confirms Dr. Umar un Nabi as Suicide Bomber in This Week’s Delhi Terror Attack
The investigation into the Red Fort blast has confirmed Dr. Umar un Nabi, a young Kashmiri doctor, as the jihad suicide bomber. It has been established that he was at the center of a sophisticated terror network with international roots, encrypted communications, and links to Al-Falah University in Haryana.
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Amid a huge police and emergency response, security personnel across India have been put on a high state of alert particularly near religious and tourism sites, per Al Jazeera:
Local authorities said the Uttar Pradesh region has been put on a red alert in the wake of the blast.
Provincial official Amitabh Yash told local media that all senior officials in Uttar Pradesh were instructed to increase security at religious sites, sensitive districts, and border areas. Police in all districts of Uttar Pradesh have been put on alert, and patrols and checks are to be increased.
Footage has been circulating showing the car bomb aftermath and chaos unleashed:
Another eyewitness, Mohsin Ali, described: “It was a strong blast. This area has a heavy crowd regularly. It was very crowded. I couldn’t see how many people were injured amid the stampede that ensued. There were several people who had fallen on the ground.”
More images showing large fires rising high above the street immediately after the attack:
Regional media reports that “A slow-moving vehicle stopped at the red light following which the explosion took place at 6.52 pm. Nearly 2-3 people were seated inside the car, says Delhi Police Commisioner Satish Golcha.”
It is currently anything but clear who may have been behind it. There’s a likelihood of it being an Islamic terror group, given India has over several years suffered from this kind of sectarian violence, and in some instances anti-Hindu attacks.