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Blast near BJP office will help Oppn ahead of polls: Shakeel Ahmad

It is a clear act of terror...It is targetted at BJP,our senior leaders and workers,says Dy CM.

In comments that are likely to stoke a controversy,Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad today said the blast near BJP’s office in Bangalore will certainly help the Opposition party politically on the eve of election.

“If the blast near BJP’s office in Bangalore is a terror attack,it will certainly help the BJP politically on the eve of election,” Ahmed commented on microblogging site Twitter.

At least 16 people,including 11 policemen,were injured in a bomb blast apparently targetting the Karnataka BJP city office ahead of the May 5 Assembly polls.

Five civilians,including three women,were also injured in the blast,which was described as a “clear act of terror” by Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister R Ashok,saying it was targetted at the party workers and its leaders.

“It is a very clear act of terror… It is targetted at the BJP,our senior leaders and workers,” Ashoka said. “100 per cent,it is targetted at BJP workers.”

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