Eight dead in New Delhi car explosion as police suspect terrorism
On Monday, a car explosion in New Delhi, near the historic Red Fort, killed eight people and injured about twenty others. Authorities suspect terrorism, and the examination has been transferred to India’s national Investigation Agency, with the case filed under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. However, official details about the attacker’s identity and motive remain unclear. India’s main opposition party has called for government openness regarding whether it was a terror attack. Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the public that those responsible will be brought to justice,emphasizing the government’s commitment to thoroughly investigating the incident. This event comes amid ongoing tensions in the region following a prior Islamist terrorist attack in Kashmir earlier in the year, which had escalated conflict between India and Pakistan.
Eight dead in New Delhi car explosion as police suspect terrorism
Questions are swirling about the devastating car explosion that killed eight people in India’s capital city on Monday.
Official details surrounding the identity of the car bomber and the motive for the attack that injured around 20 people in one of the busiest areas of New Delhi remain scant.
The deadly incident near the Red Fort, a historic former imperial palace known as a major tourist attraction, is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack. The case has been handed over to the counterterrorism force, the National Investigation Agency. And police have registered the case under an anti-terror law called the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, but have not publicly stated the reason for doing so.
India’s main opposition Congress party has urged the government to clarify “whether it was an attack or something else,” according to the BBC.
Eighteen hours after the incident, there is still no clarity from “the government, home ministry, Delhi police,” party spokesman Pawan Khera said.
“There is fear and concern among the people that such a thing happened in the country’s capital, so it is important to have answers,” he added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered public remarks after the blast, telling citizens those behind it “will not be spared.”
He briefly switched from Hindi to English during the speech to state that “all those responsible will be brought to justice.”
“I was in touch with all the agencies investigating this incident throughout last night. Our agencies will get to the bottom of this conspiracy,” he said.
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India was rattled earlier this year after an Islamist terrorist attack killed 26 people in Kashmir. India pointed the finger at neighboring Pakistan, with tensions boiling over into a military conflict that triggered intervention from the U.S.
President Donald Trump’s administration helped broker a peace deal between the two countries in May, averting what the White House warned could have escalated into a nuclear war.
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