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New Delhi : Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday condemned the serial blasts in Bangalore.
"This is a cowardly act and people who want to disturb the peace of the country are behind it," she said.
A string of nine bomb blasts one after another shook Karnatakas capital during the busy lunch hour today, leaving two killed and 20 injured.
Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Friday has also condemned the serial blasts in Bangalore, the country's IT capital, promising all help to the state government in tracking down the perpetrators.
Two persons were killed and six people were injured when a series of bombs fitted with timer devices went off in several places in the city.
'I strongly condemn today's blasts in Bangalore. I convey my sympathies to the affected families and pray for speedy recovery of those injured in the blasts," he said in a statement.
"The ministry is in close touch with the Karnataka government. Such incidents will not deter the government from pursuing its policy of dealing with anti-national elements in a resolute manner,' he said.
The crude bombs, concealed near refugee camps and roadside stuffed with nuts and bolts, exploded between 1.20 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. at Adugodi, Madivala, Nayandahalli, Mysore Road, Richmond Circle, Pantharapalya and Vittal Mallya Road.
A woman waiting at a bus stop in Madivala on the Bangalore-Hosur Road was killed in the blast, while her husband and another person were seriously injured.
Four of the blasts were between Hosur Road and Madiwala; the other three at Nayandahalli, Vittal Mallya Road and Richmond Circle, City Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari told reporters.
Except in two places, low intensity explosives were used for the blasts, which occurred within a few minutes of each other, he said.
Police have recovered gelatin sticks, mainly used in quarry operations, from one of the blast sites.
