JAIPUR BOMB BLASTS: FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

80 killed as 7 bombs explode in Indian city (detnews.com)
NEW DELHI -- A series of bombs exploded across the ancient city of Jaipur on Tuesday, killing at least 80 people and transforming busy markets, a jewelry bazaar and a Hindu temple into scenes of carnage.
All seven blasts were within the old walls of the western city known for its pink-hued palaces, and suspicion quickly fell on Islamic militant groups blamed for a string of attacks in India in recent years. Police said an eighth bomb was found and defused by police.
"Obviously, it's a terrorist" attack, said A.S. Gill, the police chief of Rajasthan, the state where Jaipur is located. "The way it has been done, the attempt was to cause the maximum damage to human life." Read the whole story
HuJI suspected to be behind serial blast in Jaipur (The Hindu)
New Delhi (PTI): Banned Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islamia (HuJI), operating from Bangladesh, is believed to be behind the serial blasts that rocked the tourist city of Jaipur on Tuesday evening, killing nearly 50 people besides injuring several others.
Though baffled by the attack as Jaipur was not on the terror radar, sources said the tell-tale signs of the blasts indicate HuJI's hand.
The blasts showed that HuJI, which is being mainly run from Bangladesh, has managed to establish cells in Rajasthan and that the outfit was responsible for previous major terror attacks including the New Year eve attack on CRPF camp in Rampur and serial blasts in three other places in Uttar Pradesh. Read the whole story
Eight serial blasts in Jaipur; 60 dead, 150 injuredCNN-IBN
Eight serial blasts rocked the city of Jaipur at 7:35 PM on Tuesday evening
60 dead, 150 injured
Injured taken to the Sawai Mann Singh hospital
Blasts at Manas Chowk Police Station area, Johari Bazar, Tripolia Bazar, Badi Choupal, Choti Choupal, Kotwali area
Eighth bomb diffused
The bombs exploded within a span of 12 minutes of each other
Bombs were made of iron ball bearings, alarm clock circuit
Bombs were planted in bicycles
Speculation is rife that this could be the handiwork of Lashkar-e-Toiba, SIMI
Authorities are also suspecting that Bangladesh-based HuJI could be behind the attacks
There was a near-stampede like situation in the blast-hit areas
Traffic movement has been obstructed
Shops have shut down, police have cordoned off the area
Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka, Bihar, Hyderabad, Maharashtra on high alert
National Security Guard has reached Jaipur
All the city borders, Rajasthan state borders sealed
Traffic movement has been obstructed
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Vicious act of terrorism: US
New Delhi: The United States has strongly condemned the “vicious act of terrorism” in Jaipur.
“There can be no possible justification for the murderous attack on innocent people,” U.S. Ambassador to India David Mulford said in a statement here on Tuesday night. He extended “deepest sympathies” to the families of the victims.
In Islamabad, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani strongly condemned the bomb blasts. “Pakistan condemns all acts of terrorism and reaffirms its firm commitment to fight this scourge together with the international community,” he said in a message.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi expressed his condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain said those involved in such attacks were “not human.” Through such activities, terrorists were trying to disturb the peace of the region, said an MQM statement. — PTI