Breaking: Large explosion, injuries in front Delhi HC this morning

A large explosion went off outside Delhi High Court this morning, injuring 47 and killing at least 9.

A briefcase bomb exploded at 10:17am this morning at Delhi High Court’s Gate 5.

The Wall Street Journal has been running a live blog of the High Court blasts with regular updates.

The High Court reopened at 2:15pm. “Back in Delhi High Court. Feels like Sunday. Courts have resumed. Very few lawyers here,” wrote Delhi High Court lawyer @saima2000 in a Twitter message after returning to court. “Very sad mood here.”

A terrorist organisation has purportedly claimed responsibility for the blast to media organisations via email, although its authenticity has not yet been authenticated.

A large explosion went off outside Delhi High Court this morning, according to media reports. Injuries have been reported.

Comments

Parag Maini 7 Sept 2011, 08:51
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Its quite unfortunate and a breath taking news that again this blast has taken in the High Court where lot of litigants have lost their lifes and rest are fighting for their lives in the hospitals. This is nothing but a clear attempt to spread the roots of terrorism even in the Judicial System. Every person who is connected or forms a part of this judicial system which is not limited to Judges, Lawyers and other members of the legal fraternity, but in general, all the common people of this Welfare State should unite themselves and make best endevaors to eradicate this evil from its root cause. More stringent Laws should be brought into force in order to teach a lesson to the various terrorist groups running in this Country. In the last,a detailed investigation whioch should not be restricted on papers should be carried out and the persons, conspiratotrs who are involved before this incident should be hanged till death in accordanve with law. In the end i just want to conclude by saying that " TERRORISM A CURSE FOR ALL WHETHER OLD OR SMALL"
Anoop Prakash 7 Sept 2011, 11:49
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The blast is barbaric and inhumane.

Worst part of such acts is: that it results in tightening of security, resulting in lots of inconvenience and harassment to public, continuously reminding about waves of terror for long.
Inertia 7 Sept 2011, 18:49
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So we do nothing, right? Get real.

The US has successfully implemented drastic measures after 9/11 and not suffered a single terrorist incident in ten years.

I'd rather have enhanced (and effective) security measures to prevent "waves of terror" rather than be the next victim.

No pain, no gain.
Santokh Singh Sahi 10 Sept 2011, 02:24
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In the times we are living, terror has become a tool to punish the innocent more than the actual perpetrators of terrorism and its ideology. In the past the enemies used to fight in front of each other in the battle field. No one who is not in the battle field was ever harmed. What has happened is sad and tragic. However still those who suffered while seeking justice can be compensated, in case their claims are decided on priority basis by the dispensors and providers of justice. Let the bench and bar take up their claims on urgent basis and provide the relief.