NEW DELHI: The nation is reeling under the horrific tragedy of the Delhi blasts that took place in the late evening of November 10(Monday). A massive explosion at the Red Fort metro station was stimulated by a car which in turn triggered a chain reaction setting ablaze many vehicles in the vicinity. As per the latest reports 13 people have died and more than 25 have been injured who are admitted to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan( LNJP) hospital for further treatment.
Meanwhile, here is the major blasts that has been witnessed in Delhi over decades that has shook the national capial.
On September 27, 2008, three people were killed and 21 injured in a blast that took place at Mehrauli flower market near Qutub Minar. In the same year, on September 13, 25 people were killed and 100 others injured in a massive five series of blasts within a span of 45 minutes across Connaught place, Ghaffar market in Karol Bhagand M-Block market of Greater Kailash region in South Delhi.
On October 29, 2005, more than 59 people killed and more than 100 injured in three massive explosions at Sarojini Nagar and Paharganj markets and another one in a bus in the Govindpuri area. In the same year in the month of May, one person was killed and 60 others were injured in a serial blast in two cinema halls of Delhi.
In the year 2000, on June 18, two people were killed and dozens were injured in two devastating bomb blasts near Red Fort. In the year 1998, high-intensity explosion occured from a bus parked at the Kashmere Gate of the Inter-State Bus Terminal(ISBT) leading to the death of two people.
The year 1997 has indeed been an extremely tragic year with a series of bomb blasts literally dismantling the security apparatus and livelihood in the national capital. On December 30, 1997, as an impact of a bomb explosion in a bus near Punjabi Bagh, four were killed and 30 others were injured. In the same year, on November 30, massive twin blasts occured near Red Fort leaving three dead and 70 others injured.
Again in 1997, twin bomb blasts took place near Karol Bagh leaving one dead and 34 others injured. Yet another bomb blast occured on October 18 in Rani Bhag market leaving one dead and 23 injured. On October 10, one killed and 16 others injured in three consecutive bomb blasts at Shantivan, Kauria Pul and Kingsway camp areas. Again on October 1, 30 people were injured in two bomb explosions near Sadar Bazar. Again on January 9, 50 people were injured in a bomb blast opposite the Delhi Police Headquarters at ITO.
These blasts over decades have shattered the lives and livelihood of the national capital territory. They are a testament to the persistent efforts anchored by the illicit alien terror hands to derail the socio-political stability and security fabric of India, by attacking the epicentre of the country, which is the national capital.
