Five blasts inside Mahabodhi temple in Bihar's Bodhgaya district

[Soumitra]

Five blasts inside Mahabodhi temple in Bihar's Bodhgaya district; two injured



Bodhgaya: Two people have been reportedly injured in a series of blasts in Mahabodhi temple in Bihar's Bodhgaya district. The first blast took place at 5:15 am, followed by four more explosions inside the temple complex.

Another bomb was reportedly found near the temple, and was defused.

Reports say the blasts were of low-intensity and there has been no damage to the temple shrine.

There were not too many people inside the temple. The injured, reportedly a Buddhist monk and a pilgrim, have been rushed to a hospital.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is expected to visit the area later today.

The temple premises have been cordoned off. Reports say security has been beefed up in and around other religious sites of the district.

Five blasts inside Mahabodhi temple in Bihar's Bodhgaya district; two injured | NDTV.com

 

[kaykay]

Actually Eight explosions but only minor injuries to 2 people. IB had given intel about this a week back but govt failed to stop it.

 

[Skyline]

Any Sri Lankans among victims?

 

[Manindra]

Actually Eight explosions but only minor injuries to 2 people. IB had given intel about this a week back but govt failed to stop it.

People in government does not have spare time for this small matter they are busy in preparing for election.

 

[kaykay]

People in government does not spare yime for this small matter they are busy in preparing for election.

sad but true.

 

[Manindra]

Any Sri Lankans among victims?

No full information about victims but if any foreigner were among them then they mention it specialy.

 

[Soumitra]

Thank god it was early in the morning and no casualties or serious damage.there are media reports that there wee some intelligence inputs and a mock drill had been done in last week of June.

I hope that perpetrators are caught soon

 

[kaykay]

Any Sri Lankans among victims?

no srilankan. Only 1 local monk and 1 from myanmar got minor injuries.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

A Buddhist Temple?

Didn't some guys recently destroy some Buddha statues in Lucknow as well?

 

[Soumitra]

Any Sri Lankans among victims?

NDTV reporting one Myanmari monk and one local has been injured

 

[doremon]

A Buddhist Temple?

Didn't some guys recently destroy some Buddha statues in Lucknow as well?

noway dude we respect him verymuch

 

[KS]

Actually Eight explosions but only minor injuries to 2 people. IB had given intel about this a week back but govt failed to stop it.

Well seeing recent events I dont blame the local police either.

Who wants to pro-actively stop a terrorist threat and then get hounded 8 years later ?

 

[doremon]

this surely means revenge against buddhist by u know who.....

 

[kaykay]

A Buddhist Temple?

Didn't some guys recently destroy some Buddha statues in Lucknow as well?

Dude that happened last year when a mis-guided muslim mob tried to destroy a Buddha statue in Lucknow.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

noway dude we respect him verymuch

There was a thread on it recently.

Friday's communal violence: Akhilesh Yadav promises action against perpetrators, gives clean chit to officials who remained mute spectators - Times Of India

It says that the mob vandalised and attacked some Buddha statues.

Dude that happened last year when a mis-guided muslim mob tried to destroy a Buddha statue in Lucknow.

Yeah, that's what I thought.