At the least eight individuals had been killed in an explosion close to the landmark Pink Fort in a densely populated district of the Indian capital New Delhi, metropolis police mentioned.
The blast occurred in a automobile close to the Pink Fort, however the precise trigger was not instantly identified, and was being investigated, metropolis police spokesperson Sanjay Tyagi mentioned.
At the least 11 individuals had been injured, TV channels mentioned.
Visuals on native media confirmed flames and smoke billowing from a couple of car in what was described as a congested avenue positioned close to a metro station within the outdated a part of Delhi.
At the least six autos and three autorickshaws caught fireplace, Delhi’s deputy fireplace chief mentioned, including that the flames had been doused by firefighting groups.
“We heard a giant sound, our home windows shook,” one resident who didn’t give a reputation, advised NDTV.
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Police tried to clear crowds that gathered across the web site of the incident.
The Pink Fort, identified in India because the Lal Qila, is a Seventeenth-century, Mughal-era fort positioned within the outdated metropolis and visited by vacationers by way of the 12 months.
