Hyderabad bandh total, situation normal

A day after terror struck during prayers at the historic Mecca mosque in Hyderabad, the police on Saturday said the situation was under control and that adequate forces have been deployed.

"The situation is under total control and there was no incident of violence," Police Commissioner Balwinder Singh said this morning.

Meanwhile, the old city areas wore a deserted look this morning due to a day-long Hyderabad Bandh called by Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) to protest against the blast.

APSRTC buses have stopped service in old city as a precautionary step, C Pandurang Murthy, regional manager of Hyderabad City Region, said.

A powerful bomb blast on Friday during prayers at the mosque and a clash with the police soon after the explosion by a mob claimed 14 lives and injured over 50 including five children.