this is a tourist destination and watch for Muslims, and Pakistan to be blamed for these tragic bombings. This comes 7 months after the bombing at the Ajmer Dargah of Kwaja Moinuddin Chisti.
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There have been religious tensions between Hindu's and Muslim's in the city of Jaipur, but no bombings except for the blast in October 2007 at the dargah of the Sufi saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer. Then two people were killed and 17 injured.
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WALLED CITY UNDER THREAT: The walled city area is full of bylanes and is a very congested place.
7 BOMB BLASTS ROCK JAIPUR, 50 DEAD
CNN-INDIA
Published on Tue, May 13, 2008 at 19:52, Updated at Tue, May 13, 2008 in Nation section
New Delhi: Seven serial blasts rocked the city of Jaipur at 7:35 PM on Tuesday evening (10 am est/9am cst), killing 50 people and injuring 150 others. The injured have been rushed to the Sawai Mann Singh hospital. There are six women among the dead.
The blasts — which were of medium intensity — took place in the walled city area. All the blast sites have been identified.
The Chief Information Commissioner of Jaipur, Rohit Singh says that the first blast took place at the Manas Chowk Police Station area. The second blast, according to him, was near the most famous sweet shop in the city, Lakshmi Mishtaan Bhandar which is in Johari Bazaar.
The third blast took place in Tripolia Bazar where a Hanuman temple drew a large number of worshiper's on Tuesday, while the fourth and fifth blasts were reported at Badi Choupal and Choti Choupal.
Two more blasts took place near the Kotwali area.
The blasts set off panic and near-stampede situation at all the five congested localities. The area is fairly crowded, especially in the evening when people are returning from offices to their homes.
According to the SP of Jaipur, the blasts took place within a span of 12 minutes of each other — which seems as if it was is a planned and well-organised attack.
He said that no intelligence inputs were available earlier, but the police was generally on the alert because of the IPL matches taking place in the city.
Traffic movement has been obstructed and panic is now setting in. The police was caught unawares, but now shops have shut down and police have cordoned off the area.
According to the authorities, one bomb went off in a car while another near a handloom shop. The other bombs were planted in cycles. Speculation is rife that this could be the handiwork of Lashkar-e-Toiba, but the authorities say that they need some more time to verify this.
The bicycles indicate a that there could be a similarity to the Malegaon blasts in 2006.
All the areas that have been targetted are tourist spots. A bomb squad has reached the affected areas.
The Chief Secretary Jaipur, BC Sawant, has told CNN-INDIA that the DGP (Cheif of police) of Rajasthan has reached the spot. "We are hopeful to have control on the situation very soon," says he.
The blasts have happened at a time when the whole of Jaipur is in the grips of IPL cricket frenzy. Most of the police and security forces are busy in the preparations of the IPL matches.
Bombay and New Delhi have been put on high alert and the National Security Guard has reached Jaipur. All the city borders as well as Rajasthan state borders have been sealed.
There have been communal tensions in the city, but no blasts except for the blast in October 2007 at the dargah of the Sufi saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer. Then two people were killed and 17 injured.