Two blasts at Chennai station; 1 woman dead, 7 injured

 

Sleeper class coach compartments S4 and S5 of the Bangalore-Guwahati have been damaged. Those injured have been rushed to the Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint 

 

Chennai: Two bomb blasts at the busy Chennai Central Railway station killed one woman and injured seven others on Thursday morning.

 

The explosion happened as the Bangalore-Guwahati Express approached Platform No. 9 of the station. At about 7.15am, the bombs exploded, ripping apart two railway compartments, while killing a 22-year-old passenger named Swati and injuring seven others, confirmed a top police official.

 

The blasts created panic among passengers, as trains plying to various destinations were stopped. Security was tightened around the central railway station and the Egmore railway station.

 

Sleeper class coach compartments S4 and S5 of the Bangalore-Guwahati have been damaged. Those injured have been rushed to the Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital. 

 

“Bomb experts have been called to examine; investigations on the bombs are being done,” said a top police official. 

 

RANJAY KUMAR,

PGDM 2nd SEM,

SOURCE-:MINT