Ten injured in low-intensity blast in Ahmedabad

A low-intensity crude bomb exploded at the Bajaj Estate here injuring 10 people on Wednesday....

A low-intensity crude bomb exploded at the Bajaj Estate here injuring 10 people on Wednesday. Bajaj Estate houses more than 50 small iron and metal scrap factories and the blast occurred when scrap was being loaded onto a Gandhidham bound truck,the police said.

Later,the Ahmedabad police recovered five similar unexploded crude bombs in gunny bags from the estate.

A Bomb Disposal Squad officer said: It was a locally-assembled bomb,a country-made Improvised Explosive Device. The one that exploded was inside a gunny bag,while a similar one was found a foot away from the blast site. They are composed of gun powder and metal pieces.”

The police and BDS have sent samples to forensic lab for investigation, said investigating officer R D Lashkari.

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