Blasts triggered by mobile phones

The serial bomb blasts that shook the Capital today were meticulously planned and executed, according to highly placed sources in the Delhi police. The bombs were apparently triggered by mobile phones. The authorities jammed mobile telephone network in Connaught Place and most of the major markets of Delhi.

While the police could not confirm who were behind the blasts, a terrorist organisation, Indian Mujahideen, in an e-mail message to some of the TV channels claimed responsibility for the explosions and said more such attacks would follow.

Senior forensic science laboratory officials, who examined sites of the blast, were not sure what kind of explosive was used in the explosions. Samples of debris of the site have been collected and sent for chemical examination.

The explosions were planned was evident from the fact that the blasts took place in busy markets like Connaught Place, Greater Kailash and Gaffar Market in Karol Bagh, which are crowded on weekends.

Delhi police chief Y.S Dadwal said all explosions were of high intensity. As far as Connaught Place explosion is concerned, its impact was felt even at a distance of more than 200 feet.