12-07-2010, 10:28 PM
Two explosive devices found at blast site:
Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa adds: Two improvised explosive devices have been recovered from the blast site. The first IED was recovered from a milk container, which triggered off the explosion, while the other was found in a dustbin at the blast site.
Investigators told rediff.com that their first priority would be to sanitise the area. They are trying to find out if more explosives were planted in the area.
Varanasi: Device in milk jug caused blast:
Preliminary investigations have revealed that some device concealed in a jug containing milk caused the blast at Varanashi ghat.
Bomb disposal squad reaches Sheetla Ghat:
The explosive material was kept on the stairs leading to the ghaat. The blast was reportedly so powerful that big boulders located nearby crashed many metres away. The bomb disposal squad has reached Sheetla Ghat.
Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa adds: Two improvised explosive devices have been recovered from the blast site. The first IED was recovered from a milk container, which triggered off the explosion, while the other was found in a dustbin at the blast site.
Investigators told rediff.com that their first priority would be to sanitise the area. They are trying to find out if more explosives were planted in the area.
Varanasi: Device in milk jug caused blast:
Preliminary investigations have revealed that some device concealed in a jug containing milk caused the blast at Varanashi ghat.
Bomb disposal squad reaches Sheetla Ghat:
The explosive material was kept on the stairs leading to the ghaat. The blast was reportedly so powerful that big boulders located nearby crashed many metres away. The bomb disposal squad has reached Sheetla Ghat.