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Ahmedabad blasts: Fear, silence reign in worst-hit Juhapura-Sarkhej

The eerie silence in the Juhapura-Sarkhej belt on Ahmedabad`s southwest periphery is unnerving. Witness to one of the 20 blasts which ripped through Ahmedabad, this Muslim-dominated area wears a deserted look in sharp contrast to the usual bustle.

Fear is omnipresent and few want to talk what exactly happened Saturday evening.

The blast in Sarkhej took place opposite the Sangam Talkies on a main road that connects to the highway from Ahmedabad to western parts of Gujarat.It was near here that a city bus became the target. The bus on route Number 150 was on a longish route coming in from the industrial belt of Odhav in east Ahmedabad and close to the places where most of the 19 blasts, which claimed at least 45 lives, took place.

The bus was on its last leg when the blast ripped through it, claiming one life and injuring eight passengers. This was the only blast in the city which took place in a moving bus.

Image: Bomb experts of National Security Guard (NSG) examine and collect samples from a blast site in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

Text: IANS

Images: PTI




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