Bangalore Guwahati Train Bomb Blast in Chennai Central railway station
Chennai Central Bomb Blast
Blast at Chennai Central railway station
Bomb Blast in Chennai Central railway station
Reports suggest the blast took place at around 7:20 am, on the Guwahati-Bangalore Express, which was at the platform 9 of the station. The train had just arrived when the blast took place, reportedly between the S4 and S5 coaches. Both these coaches have been badly damaged.
Police teams have rushed to the station. The injured have been taken to the Rajiv Gandhi government hospital.
12 Peoples Injured,1 person serious and 1 dead in this bomb blast. A girl age 22 form Vijayawada was dead in this incident named as swathi.
Chennai Central railway station Bomb Blast
Two explosions on a train killed a 24-year-old woman and wounded nine people, two of them critically, at the Chennai Central Railway Station on Thursday morning.
Sources say a man who was hiding in the train is being questioned.
The blasts took place at around 7:15 am in two sleeper coaches of the Guwahati-Bangalore Express, which had just pulled into platform 9 of the station for a 10-minute stop.
One of the bombs exploded under the seat of a woman, Swati, who was killed instantly. Officials said she was traveling from Bangalore to Vijayawada. Her relatives have been called to Chennai.
"They were minor intensity blasts. Experts from Delhi will be sent to investigate," said Union Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge. (also read: blasts of low intensity: top 10 facts)
"We heard a very loud explosion. It was only after the police came that we realised what had happened," said a passenger on the train.
A National Investigation Agency team is going to Chennai to join the investigations. There has been tight security across India as it nears the end of staggered voting for the national election.
The station was cordoned off after the blasts and scores of police personnel, along with sniffer dogs, checked the platforms and coaches. (see pix)
The state government has announced compensation of one lakh for the family of the woman who died, Rs. 55,000 for those who are critical and Rs. 5,000 for the others who were injured.
Officials also announced helpline numbers, 044 25357398 (Chennai), 080 22356409 and 080 22156553(Bangalore).
Sources say a man who was hiding in the train is being questioned.
The blasts took place at around 7:15 am in two sleeper coaches of the Guwahati-Bangalore Express, which had just pulled into platform 9 of the station for a 10-minute stop.
One of the bombs exploded under the seat of a woman, Swati, who was killed instantly. Officials said she was traveling from Bangalore to Vijayawada. Her relatives have been called to Chennai.
"They were minor intensity blasts. Experts from Delhi will be sent to investigate," said Union Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge. (also read: blasts of low intensity: top 10 facts)
"We heard a very loud explosion. It was only after the police came that we realised what had happened," said a passenger on the train.
A National Investigation Agency team is going to Chennai to join the investigations. There has been tight security across India as it nears the end of staggered voting for the national election.
The station was cordoned off after the blasts and scores of police personnel, along with sniffer dogs, checked the platforms and coaches. (see pix)
The state government has announced compensation of one lakh for the family of the woman who died, Rs. 55,000 for those who are critical and Rs. 5,000 for the others who were injured.
Officials also announced helpline numbers, 044 25357398 (Chennai), 080 22356409 and 080 22156553(Bangalore).
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