Blast in Central Bengaluru's Church Street, One Dead, One Injured
It was a low-intensity blast from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which was filled with shrapnel, said the police.
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A low-intesity blast occurred outside a restaurant on Church Street, off Bengaluru's prime Mahatma Gandhi Road. Two persons, a man and a woman, sustained injuries in the blast.
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Both the injured persons were rushed to the nearby Mallya Hospital, where the woman, Bhavani, succumbed to head injuries.
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Bengaluru Police Commissioner MN Reddi has confirmed that the blast was the result of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), and that it had contained shrapnel.
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"There was a genric threat perception in view of the festivities and the coming New Year," said Reddi.
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Karnataka's Home Minister KJ George later confirmed to NDTV that the blast was a terror attack.
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Bengaluru Police have appealed to the city's residents not to panic and to remain calm.
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