Muslims definitely do not wish to get the Hindus pissed off again... B
Five killed in explosion at historic Mecca mosque Hyderabad, May 18 (PTI) http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200705181701.htm Five persons were killed and eight others, including two children, were injured when a powerful bomb exploded during Friday prayers at the historic Mecca mosque in the Charminar area of the old city here. Two live bombs were also detected from the spot soon after the explosions and were defused. The bomb exploded when thousands of people were gathered in the mosque for Friday prayers, DCP, South Zone, Kanta Rao, said. The injured, some of them bleeding profusely, were rushed to Osmania and other hospitals by the worshippers in whatever modes of transport they could arrange. The explosion created such a panic that those gathered for the prayers started running towards the exit gate of the mosque, said to be over 400 years old and considered sacred by Muslims in and outside the state. A large posse of police personnel, who arrived on the scene, faced an angry crowd, who pelted stones at them and the shops in the vicinity. Police resorted to lathicharge to disperse the crowd. The Chief Minister, Rajashekhar Reddy, who rushed back to Hyderabad from Delhi, said five people have died and 7-8 others were injured in the explosion. He said only one bomb exploded while two other live bombs were defused on the spot. The situation, he said, was under control. Rapid Action Force (RAF) has been deployed to maintain law and order in the communally-sensitive area, where shops and other establishments immediately downed their shutters. Forensic experts have rushed to the spot to assess the nature of the blast. Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta spoke to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary. Reddy talked to the DGP Basith and other senior state government officials and took stock of the situation. The Home Minister Jana Reddy said that police reinforcements are being sent to the area and the situation would be brought under control. An eyewitness said more than ten people were injured. Blast caused by crude bomb: Patil The explosion in the historic Mecca mosque in Hyderabad was caused by a crude bomb, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil said today. Apart from that, there were two live bombs recovered from the spot and defused, he told reporters here after he spoke to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajashekhar Reddy. "So far we have information that there have been five deaths following a crude bomb explosion. We have already put the Rapid Action Force stationed in Hyderabad at the disposal of the state government," Patil said. Investigations have already begun and "we have rushed a forensic team to the blast site," he said. The priority now was to provide immediate relief to those injured and to the kin of the deceased, Patil said. AP announces compensation for blast victims The Andhra Pradesh government today announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakhs for the next of kin of those killed in the blast in a mosque in the state capital Hyderabad. The compensation was announced by Chief Minister Y S Rajashekhar Reddy here. He said those injured in the blast will be given a compensation of Rs 20,000 each. Reddy said there were three bombs in all, two of which were later defused. If these two bombs had also exploded, the situation would have been worse, Reddy told reporters. Pieces of gunny bag were found at the site, the Chief Minister said when asked about any evidence had been found so far. The Chief Minister said over the last two-and-a-half months, the government had received intelligence inputs that some elements were trying to disturb peace in the state and all needful steps were taken to avert such an incident. Asked whether it was a terror attack or "internal sabotage", he said, "I don't know... It is still being investigated." Reddy said the DGP, the Home Minister, the Minister in charge of the district and all senior police officials were on the spot and were actively involved in controlling the situation. He said Shivraj Patil had talked to him and assured him of the Centre's support in controlling the situation. Asked if the blast was a result of police failure, Reddy said, "No. I don't think so. Police is very vigilant...Inspite of all this, at times things like this do happen." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. 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