Serial blasts rock Ahmedabad

Terror struck Gujarat capital when 15 serial blasts ripped across the city tonight leaving 12 killed and 30 injured sending a wave of panic, a day after multiple explosions rocked Bangalore in another BJP-ruled state.

The synchronised explosions in the space of 90 minutes in the eastern and western areas after the first blast hit Maninagar at 6:45 pm occured in 13 places. There were two blasts each in Maninagar--the constituency of chief minister Narendra Modi--and in Sarkej targeting a state transport CNG bus and Sangam theatre.

Significantly two hospitals were also the target of attack.

Mangled remains of a bus, cycles, motorcycles and an auto rickshaw were seen at the blast sites which were splattered with blood and panic spread as people ran for their lives.

Doctors at Vadilal Sarabhai hospital said 12 people died while there were several seriously injured persons receiving treatment.

Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has convened a high level meeting tomorrow morning to review the security situation throughout the country.