Blasts in hyderabad

At least 30 people are feared dead and several others injured in two separate blasts in Hyderabad on Saturday evening.

The First Blast Took Place in Lumbini Park Which is Beside Hussain Sagar Lake. This park is Near to Secretariat, It happened Around 8 PM (IST).

After 15 Minutes 8:15PM (IST) Another Bomb Blast Took Place in Gokul Chat Bhandar. This Chat Bhandar is Very Famous in Hyderabad.

Eight persons died when an explosion ripped through an auditorium in Lumbini Park in the heart of the city when a laser show was on, police said.

After visiting the blast site, Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy has said the attacks are the acts of terror. He held an emergency meeting with top police officials.

The blast occurred at about 7.45 pm when the laser show had just started. So powerful was the blast that some of bodies were flung into the air and scattered over the area.

In another blast around the same time at Gokul chat bhandar at Kothi area, at least 12 persons were killed and scores were injured.

The police cordoned off the areas and sounded a red alert across the city and conducted searches at railway stations and bus depots.

The profusely bleeding injured were admitted to Osmania Hospital, Mediciti, Gandhi hospital and other hospitals.

''The government has put the state on high alert. We are looking for people who caused these blasts. We appeal to the people to maintain peace in the near future. This is the work of some terrorist organisation which wants to disturb the peace of the state,'' said Sriprakash Jaiswal, Minister of State, Home.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has condemned the bomb blasts and expressed deep concern.

Police say the blasts were meticulously planned and executed. The state government has appealed to maintain clam and asked people to remain indoors.

There was confusion about what exactly had caused the explosion at the eatery after initial report said it was due to a cylinder blast.

However, police suspect that going by the impact and high casualties, it could be triggered by RDX.