Pune Blast: We had some intelligence inputs about some terror incident, not specific: Maha Deputy CM

PUNE - Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal late on Saturday evening admitted that there were some intelligence reports regarding the probability of terror incident.

“Maharashtra Government received some intelligence inputs on terror incident. But there were no specific information,” said Bhujbal.

The explosion, which reportedly left about 8 persons, including three foreign nationals and 33 injured here this evening at the German Bakery, was a bomb blast in which Improvised explosive device (IED) was used.

At least five to seven kilogram of IED was used in the bomb blast, which occured outside the German Bakery here, NDTV reported Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) sources earlier as saying.

At least eight persons, including three foreign nationals, have died and 33 injured, including a Sudan national, in the bakery blast which has occurred here at about 6.30 or 7.30 p.m. in Koregaon Park here.

Meanwhile, all airlines have been asked to be cautious in the wake of Pune blast.

High alert has been declared in Kolkata ahead of tomorrow’s second cricket Test match between Indian and South Africa. aisk and Nagpur cities of Maharashtra have also been put on high alert.

A forensic team has also left for Pune. (ANI)