Bomb Blast In Varanasi:
Varanasi News-A two-year-old girl was killed and about 20 people, including four foreigners, were injured in a Varanasi bomb blast at the Dashashwamedh Ghat on the banks of Ganga river in Varanasi at around 6.30 pm on Tuesday. Terrorist group Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the blast saying that it is response to the recent Ayodhya verdict.
A bomb hidden in a metal canister exploded during the Ganga Aarti (a daily lamp ritual) between Shitlamata Ghat and Dashashwamedh Ghat. The state police and the Union Home Ministry have confirmed the blast.
Additional Director General of Police (ADG)– Law and Order, Brijlal: “The state has been put on high alert. And anti-terrorist sqauds and a bomb disposal squad have been rushed to the site.”
Though it has been reported that the  bomb was possibly kept in a milk container. Quoting IG Varansai the ADG said that the  bomb was placed in some cavity. The rest is being verified. All top Varanasi district and police officers are on the  spot. ADG said that there was no laxity as the state was already on alert due to Babri Masjid demolition anniversary.
The blast took place when thousands of devotees and the foreign tourists had assembled at the ghat for having darshan of the Ganga Arti, police sources said.
Sources said the injured, which included some foreigners also, have been rushed to the nearby hospital. They said a high level meeting is currently on in Lucknow where senior offcials are working out a plan to contain any possible tension due to the explosion .
Terror group Indian Mujahideen has taken responsibility for the blast in Varanasi. Union Home Secretary GK Pillai said that Indian Mujahideen was responsible for the blast in Varanasi on Tuesday evening in which at least one child has been killed and 20 others injured.
Indian Mujahideen sent an e-mail to media houses claiming that the blast in Varanasi was in retaliation to the verdict in the Babri Masjid Ram Janambhoomi title suit case.
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