Explosion at Agra hospital injures three

[StormShadow]

An explosion took place near the reception counter of a private hospital in Agra today injuring three people. Motive behind the blast is yet to be ascertained, police said.
"It was an explosion with a bang when I was getting down the stairs and when I turned back, there was panic all around," said an eye witness.

The hospital, about 12 kilometers from the Taj Mahal, is located on the Delhi Kanpur highway.


The explosive is believed to have been placed in a cloth bag under the seat at the reception counter and exploded at about 5.35pm.

Senior officials including inspector general (IG) and DIG Agra were on the spot. The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Bomb Disposal Squad as well as a forensic team have reached the blast site.

Injured included Ajai Kumar (30), a resident of Kutlupur under Rakabganj police station and Geetam Singh (45), from Nagla Baraula under Banna Devi police station.

Explosion at Agra hospital injures three - Hindustan Times

 

[Imran Khan]

now hospital what the FCK

 

[Kinetic]

now hospital what the FCK

Not new. during Mumbai terrorist attack those bastards attacked Cama Hospital (a women and children's hospital) with guns. Inhuman brutality.


Let hope no one get killed and if it is a terror attack anyway.

 

[DV RULES]

15 injured in Agra hospital blast, UP on high alert


Sep 17, 2011
LUCKNOW: At least 15 people were injured in a blast at Jai hospital in Agra on Saturday evening. The explosion took place at the waiting room near the reception of the hospital.

The blast shattered the windowpanes of the reception and set off panic among the people. The hospital is located around two km from the Taj Mahal and is on the Agra-Delhi highway.

Patients were evacuated from the hospital and police cordoned off the entire area and conducted an intensive combing operation.

"The explosive was kept under a chair. The blast has badly damaged the room", said IGP, Agra Range, PK Tiwari. He added that it was too early to say if it was a terror attack.

"Anti-Terror Squad team has been rushed to Agra," DGP (Law & Order) Brij Lal told reporters in Lucknow. "Forensic team have also reached the site of blast," he added.

Agra police said that it was a low intensity blast. Several tiffin boxes have been found from the site. A bag and nine volt battery has also been recovered.

Around 97 patients were there in the hospital at the time of blast. The security has been beefed up in and around sensitive areas of Agra. Entire state has also been put on alert.


15 injured in Agra hospital blast, UP on high alert - The Times of India

 

[Veeru]

Manmohan singh will not act and he will not give RAW a free hand to eliminate terrorists and their facilitators.

 

[HZR2011]

Till we have Congress in Centre India is Secure from terrorists....!!!

 

[Durrak]

RIP..........................

 

[StormShadow]

RIP..........................

Nobody died!!!

 

[T90TankGuy]

its being reported that rivalry was behind it , nothing to do with terrorism.