03-07-2006, 09:45 PM
<b>Terror strikes Varanasi; 12 killed in serial blasts</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The first blast took place inside famous Sankatmochan temple adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath temple when it was teeming with devotees at the <b>evening "aarti" time killing four persons on the spot</b>.
Minutes later, another blast took place at the holding area of platform number one of the Varanasi Cantonment railway station when Delhi-bound Shivaganga Express was stationary.
The temple has been closed and all entry and exit points of Varanasi have been sealed.
<b>Bombs have been recovered from the Godaulia market area of the city too</b>.The injured have been rushed to the SS Hospital of Benaras Hindu University<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The first blast took place inside famous Sankatmochan temple adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath temple when it was teeming with devotees at the <b>evening "aarti" time killing four persons on the spot</b>.
Minutes later, another blast took place at the holding area of platform number one of the Varanasi Cantonment railway station when Delhi-bound Shivaganga Express was stationary.
The temple has been closed and all entry and exit points of Varanasi have been sealed.
<b>Bombs have been recovered from the Godaulia market area of the city too</b>.The injured have been rushed to the SS Hospital of Benaras Hindu University<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->