Blast in Pune

[Valiant_Soul]

Yes can be. And if so why US always failed to share vital information in time so that such attacks could have been averted

There are innumerable threat warnings that come around from various intelligence agencies. It is not always possible to act on all those threat perceptions, until they seem concrete enough to be acted upon. That is a risk they take. Sometimes concrete warnings fizzes while lesser ones may prove to be correct.

 

[Veer]

Eight killed, over 30 injured in Pune terror attack

Updated on Saturday, February 13, 2010, 22:13 IST Tagsune bakery blast, Pune, German Bakery
Zeenews Bureau

Pune: At least eight people were killed and 33 injured when a bomb blast ripped through the German Bakery in the upscale Koregaon Park area of the city Saturday evening.

The blast took place at the German Bakery, an old business establishment, at around 1830 hours.

Confirming the blast as a terror attack, Union Home Secretary G K Pillai said that it's a terror attack and a CBI forensic team has been dispatched to Pune for further investigations.

A team of National Investigative Agency (NIA) officials is also being sent to Pune, Pillai further said.

Meanwhile, the Union Home Ministry tonight sent an advisory to all states asking people not to touch unclaimed objects in the wake of the terror attack.

The advisory has also asked people to inform their nearest police station if any suspicious objects were found, a Home Ministry spokesman said.

The blast, initially suspected to have been caused by the bursting of a gas cylinder, engulfed the entire bakery in flames, trapping many of the victims.

"There was a bomb blast. There have been eight deaths and 33 people were injured", said Pune Joint Commissioner of Police Rajendra Sonwane.

"It is a suspected bomb blast. So far, it is not confirmed. We are verifying this", he said adding "we have not arrived at any conclusion at this stage but prima facie it appears that it is a bomb blast".

A team of Anti-Terrorism Squad and bomb disposal squad visited the spot to ascertain the nature of the blast.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said it was yet to be established as to what was the cause of the blast. He said he had talked to the Police Commissioner who told him that unless they examined the evidence on the scene of the blast they cannot come to any conclusion.

Maha had received terror info: Bhujbal

In the wake of a suspected terror attack in Pune, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chagan Bhujbal tonight said the state had received "a lot of inputs" from intelligence agencies but none of them was specific.

"We are receiving a lot of inputs from intelligence agencies. But it does not say where it will happen, when it will happen or who will do it. We don't have such details," he said.

He was responding to a question whether the state had received prior reports about possibility of terror strike in the state.

Condemning the terror strike, he said the police was doing its best to secure people.

 

[Veer]

Headley had twice visited Koregaon Park area in 2008-09

Updated on Saturday, February 13, 2010, 21:47 IST Tagsune blast, David Headley, Koregaon Park

New Delhi: American terror suspect David Headley had in 2008-2009 twice visited the Osho Ashram located near the German Bakery in Koregaon Park which witnessed a bomb blast on Saturday killing at least eight and injuring over 30.

The area also houses a Jewish prayer house. According to the NIA investigations, Headley had moved to Pune from Goa to recee the area around Koregaon Park.

Though initially it was believed that he wanted to target the foreigners coming to the Osho Ashram, later it was found that he had scouted the area for targeting the Jewish prayer centre in the area.

Headley had later left from Pune to Mumbai where he went to the Cuffe Prade area and apparently firmed up some loose ends in targeting the Israel Airways office before flying to Pakistan from the Chatrapati Shivaji airport.

Headley's last visit to India before being arrested by the FBI was in March last year, to finalise synchronised terror strikes on Jewish houses located in five cities at the instance of Lashker-e-Toiba.

PTI

 

[Spring Onion]

I don't want to post off topic but where was the police when the north Indians were getting thrashed. SRK is the friend of rahul that's why these arrangements.

The shiv sainiks are not terrorist but pity hooligans u can scare them with laathi.

But security relaxes and all the arrangements are diverted and u r seeing the result.

U have a Gun kill a mosquito or terrorist ur choice.

There are still no clear reports so wait for some time.

On the other hand providing security to SRK was vital keeping in view the reputation of India being a "democracy" if anything had happend to him or at the theaters that would have brought a bad name to India and would have put Hindu fundamentalist organisations in spotlight. So i dont think so it was because of Rahul's friendship with SRK or anyone else.

Despite security there was no show of his movie in Pune which shows the level of fear the Shiv Sena has created in public minds

 

[RAHUL INDIAN]

I don't want to post off topic but where was the police when the north Indians were getting thrashed. SRK is the friend of rahul that's why these arrangements.

The shiv sainiks are not terrorist but pity hooligans u can scare them with laathi.

But security relaxes and all the arrangements are diverted and u r seeing the result.

U have a Gun kill a mosquito or terrorist ur choice.

the Bal thackrey should be jailed.... he might resulted in this indirectly..

IF bal is unnecessary threatening the whole state and respectable ppl, the state was forced to prevent his hooligans from creating trouble in the state...... hey had no choice.....

he put so much pressure on the state for his petty political gains.... he should have been put behind bars rather than allowing him to continue with his divisive politics.....

 

[Valiant_Soul]

I don't want to post off topic but where was the police when the north Indians were getting thrashed. SRK is the friend of rahul that's why these arrangements.

The shiv sainiks are not terrorist but pity hooligans u can scare them with laathi.

But security relaxes and all the arrangements are diverted and u r seeing the result.

U have a Gun kill a mosquito or terrorist ur choice.

Now please don't get carried away. The blast has happened in Pune and not in Mumbai. It is surely the duty of state government to act on any kind of threat to law and order. Having said that, I also know why the Congress government so promptly agreed to provide such massive forces at the cinemas. We all know the politics involved with the issue. Law and order, however, must be upheld.

 

[Gazzi]

India is reaping what is sowed..........it needs to stop its state sponsored terrorism in other countries as well as home with individuals and organistaion like that of Bal Thakaray, Maoists, Naxals, KLA and many others.........India needs to stop this sort of support and work with the world in defeating terrorism otherwise more of this will occur.

India has no one but itself to blame

 

[Spring Onion]

Headley had twice visited Koregaon Park area in 2008-09

Updated on Saturday, February 13, 2010, 21:47 IST Tagsune blast, David Headley, Koregaon Park

New Delhi: American terror suspect David Headley had in 2008-2009 twice visited the Osho Ashram located near the German Bakery in Koregaon Park which witnessed a bomb blast on Saturday killing at least eight and injuring over 30.

The area also houses a Jewish prayer house. According to the NIA investigations, Headley had moved to Pune from Goa to recee the area around Koregaon Park.

Though initially it was believed that he wanted to target the foreigners coming to the Osho Ashram, later it was found that he had scouted the area for targeting the Jewish prayer centre in the area.

Headley had later left from Pune to Mumbai where he went to the Cuffe Prade area and apparently firmed up some loose ends in targeting the Israel Airways office before flying to Pakistan from the Chatrapati Shivaji airport.

Headley's last visit to India before being arrested by the FBI was in March last year, to finalise synchronised terror strikes on Jewish houses located in five cities at the instance of Lashker-e-Toiba.

PTI

atleast spare this thread to play your Indian politics of dead bodies.


Hindu fundamentalist organisations can be very well suspected for the blast IF it was a blast and not an accident

 

[karan.1970]

India is reaping what is sowed..........it needs to stop its state sponsored terrorism in other countries as well as home with individuals and organistaion like that of Bal Thakaray, Maoists, Naxals, KLA and many others.........India needs to stop this sort of support and work with the world in defeating terrorism otherwise more of this will occur.

India has no one but itself to blame

By that logic god knows what Pakistan sowed.. Remember your reaction here when you go ballastic next time there is a blast in Pakistan and one of the Indian members posts the same comment in that thread...

 

[Telescope]

I am from Pune and my parents live there even now. The vast majority of customers in German bakery are the foreigners visiting the Osho Ashram. The staff are 99% Nepali girls and guys, all speaking multiple languages.
It is like those places in Goa where they prefer Foreigners over Indians for profit reasons.
Please dont let the name fool you, it is not just a bakery. They sell a lot of organic food and non-bakery items. I even remember seeing 'Yak cheese' there!
I believe that this is the 1st time something like this is happening in Pune, sucks! I hope that they catch the fckers who did this, beat and torture the **** out of them, rape every one in their family, and then shoot them, basically what was done to the culprits in the Bombay blasts(except shooting them, those chaps are still out on bail, attending court hearings). Chances are these mo'fo's will be Indian . For stuff like this, you don't need any Pakistanis. In the past like the Zhaveri Bazaar, the Gateway of India,the Bangalore blasts, etc., it was Fundamentalist Indians who did this.
We really should adopt the Israeli system of destroying the homes of terrorists. I know its not going to happen and its totally unfair, but I guess I need to lash out.

 

[Valiant_Soul]

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My information was incorrect.

 

[RAHUL INDIAN]

India is reaping what is sowed..........it needs to stop its state sponsored terrorism in other countries as well as home with individuals and organistaion like that of Bal Thakaray, Maoists, Naxals, KLA and many others.........India needs to stop this sort of support and work with the world in defeating terrorism otherwise more of this will occur.

India has no one but itself to blame

please keep this to urself....

THE world knows what terrorists are and where they are harboured....and that Pakistan is the root cause of all this.....now please dont say its not so.... it will look stupid...

 

[star123]

India is reaping what is sowed..........it needs to stop its state sponsored terrorism in other countries as well as home with individuals and organistaion like that of Bal Thakaray, Maoists, Naxals, KLA and many others.........India needs to stop this sort of support and work with the world in defeating terrorism otherwise more of this will occur.

India has no one but itself to blame

If it is outsiders and non state actors acts like mumbai, then you will see follow up blasts 100x in your place also. Please hold back your happiness for some time.

 

[Veer]

Now please don't get carried away. The blast has happened in Pune and not in Mumbai. It is surely the duty of state government to act on any kind of threat to law and order. Having said that, I also know why the Congress government so promptly agreed to provide such massive forces at the cinemas. We all know the politics involved with the issue. Law and order, however, must be upheld.

The security was provided to all over Maharashtra not only mumbai including Pune.

Nobody cares for bal thakray, shiv sena have never got votes of majority of Hindus even in Maharastra. They have only came to power once that also with the BJP.

The congress is culprit it is playing politics and aam admi mar raha hai.

 

[karan.1970]

One request to all. Lets keep this thread for reporting news on this incident. We can take the allegations/counter allegations to a bunch of other Indo - Pak threads already active