The blast at the Mecca Mosque in Hyderabad was an act of "intentional sabotage" by "anti-social elements" to disturb peace and tranquility, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy said today."It is an intentional sabotage to disturb the peace and harmony in the state. Anti-social elements want to see that different communities do not not live in peace," he told reporters here.Reddy said the explosion occurred where the faithful perform ablutions before going for prayers."Two live bombs were recovered from the spot and defused. Had they exploded, situation could have been more serious," he said adding some gunny bags were also recovered.Reddy said the state had been getting intelligence inputs from the central intelligence agencies and local detectives. The situation was reviewed from time-to-time and necessary precautionary measures were being taken, he said."Some inputs were coming in the last two or two and half months that some elements were trying to disturb peace. All steps were taken. But still such things do happen," he said.Appealing to the people to maintain calm, he said government is making all efforts to bring the situation back to normal. He spoke to state Home Minister K Jana Reddy and Director General of Police M A Basith and reviewed the situation.
