Deadly Delhi Blast Confirmed as Terror Incident
India has confirmed that the deadly explosion outside New Delhi's Red Fort, which claimed 12 lives and injured dozens more, is being treated as a terrorism incident. The statement by the cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, comes as mounting speculation suggested a terrorist attack was behind the blast.
Eyewitnesses described the scene as chaotic, with the car exploding in bumper-to-bumper traffic, sending bodies flying into the air and nearby vehicles catching fire. The explosion has been described as one of India's deadliest terrorist attacks in over a decade.
The national investigation agency, India's anti-terrorism squad, is handling the probe, which gives investigators significant powers to carry out raids and arrests. While details on the nature of the terrorism behind the attack remain scarce, police have confirmed that they have detained five people in connection with the blast in a disputed region of Kashmir.
The Pakistan-based insurgent group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has been linked to the Islamist militant cell allegedly involved in the explosion. The group is primarily active in India-administered Kashmir, a region long disputed between India and Pakistan.
As tensions between the two nuclear-armed nations continue to simmer, the confirmation of the blast as a terrorism incident risks pushing them back towards full hostilities that could further destabilise the region. The Indian government has repeatedly vowed that any further act of terror on its soil would be seen as an act of war.
The country is also grappling with another attack in Pakistan, where a suicide bomber targeted a court complex in Islamabad, killing 12 people and claiming responsibility by the Pakistan Taliban. India's home minister, Amit Shah, has vowed to hunt down those behind the blast, saying that everyone involved will face "the full wrath of our agencies."
India has confirmed that the deadly explosion outside New Delhi's Red Fort, which claimed 12 lives and injured dozens more, is being treated as a terrorism incident. The statement by the cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, comes as mounting speculation suggested a terrorist attack was behind the blast.
Eyewitnesses described the scene as chaotic, with the car exploding in bumper-to-bumper traffic, sending bodies flying into the air and nearby vehicles catching fire. The explosion has been described as one of India's deadliest terrorist attacks in over a decade.
The national investigation agency, India's anti-terrorism squad, is handling the probe, which gives investigators significant powers to carry out raids and arrests. While details on the nature of the terrorism behind the attack remain scarce, police have confirmed that they have detained five people in connection with the blast in a disputed region of Kashmir.
The Pakistan-based insurgent group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has been linked to the Islamist militant cell allegedly involved in the explosion. The group is primarily active in India-administered Kashmir, a region long disputed between India and Pakistan.
As tensions between the two nuclear-armed nations continue to simmer, the confirmation of the blast as a terrorism incident risks pushing them back towards full hostilities that could further destabilise the region. The Indian government has repeatedly vowed that any further act of terror on its soil would be seen as an act of war.
The country is also grappling with another attack in Pakistan, where a suicide bomber targeted a court complex in Islamabad, killing 12 people and claiming responsibility by the Pakistan Taliban. India's home minister, Amit Shah, has vowed to hunt down those behind the blast, saying that everyone involved will face "the full wrath of our agencies."
this is so senseless... a deadly blast in Delhi just leaves you feeling so helpless and angry at the same time. 12 innocent lives lost and so many more injured its heartbreaking to think about the families of those who were affected by this tragedy. I do hope that the authorities are able to get to the bottom of what happened and bring those responsible to justice as soon as possible 
, another deadly explosion in a region already super volatile 
. Can't we just focus on figuring out what went wrong instead of jumping straight to blaming someone? 
I mean, sure, the Pakistan-based group is looking like the prime suspect, but have we even considered that it might've been a misfired bomb or something entirely different? 
The whole "it's gotta be terrorism" thing just feels like a convenient cop-out to me 
. And what about all those innocent civilians caught in the crossfire? 
We're still trying to recover from the last attack, and now we're just going to escalate the situation further? 
It's all so... predictable 
can't they just resolve their issues peacefully? anyway, i hope the authorities in india get to the bottom of this and bring those responsible to justice 
. and btw whats with all the "terrorism" talk? is that even what the people who got hurt would want to be called 
? anyway i feel for the ppl affected & hope the investigators can get to the bottom of it 
this is getting out of hand. It feels like every time something bad happens in one part of the world, it sparks another conflict somewhere else. The fact that India and Pakistan are already on high alert makes me nervous - we can't let nationalism and geopolitics dictate how we respond to these tragedies. We need to focus on supporting each other instead of fueling more tensions 
. Can't we all just get along and live in peace for once? 
, dont think it's gonna stop others from trying to retaliate. what if this blast is just the tip of the iceberg? 