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Delhi bomb: High Court explosion kills nine
Baku, September 6 (AZERTAC). A bomb outside the Indian High Court in the capital Delhi has killed at least nine people and injured 45, Home Secretary RK Singh has said.
Police said the bomb was apparently placed in a case outside the main gates leading to the reception at the court.
The area was busy with lawyers and witnesses waiting for day passes.
Police have now placed Delhi and the financial capital Mumbai on a state of high alert.
In June, a bomb exploded in a car outside the same Delhi court complex. There were no casualties on that occasion.
The latest explosion occurred around 10:17 local time (04:47 GMT).
It was caused by "at least a medium-intensity bomb", home ministry official UK Bansal said.
"It appears that the bomb was in a suitcase because we have the remains of that suitcase," Home Secretary Singh told the CNN-IBN news channel.
News channels showed ambulances taking away a number of people who appeared to be severely injured.
In July, 26 people died in three explosions in the country`s financial capital, Mumbai.
Forensic experts are now collecting debris to analyze but there has been no word from police on who they suspect might be behind the attack, our correspondent adds.