NEW DELHI: A car explosion in the bustling heart of the Indian capital on Monday killed at least eight people and injured another 19, officials said.
Police have not given details on the cause, but said that forensic and anti-terrorism agencies were at the site, near the landmark Red Fort.
The blast took place in the early evening as people returned from work, close to a metro station in the crowded Old Delhi quarter of the city.
Ambulances streamed into a nearby public hospital, carrying several injured people, AFP reporters said.
Citing authorities at the hospital, New Delhi’s deputy chief fire officer AK Malik told AFP that “eight people have died so far and 19 are injured.”
