An♋ explosion on Friday afternoon at the popular Rameshwaram cafe situated in the Whitefield area of Karnataka's Bengaluru that left nine people injured was confirmed to be a bomb blast by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The injured included three staff and one customer.
Bengaluru: Explosion At Popular Rameshwaram Cafe Injures 9, CM Confirms Bomb Blast
Ra💞meshwaram Cafe, Bengaluru, Blast: Initial information cited in a report said an object plac▨ed in a bag exploded at around 1 pm. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah later confirmed that the explosion was a bomb blast.
While there was no immediate word on the exact number of injured persons, police earlier said at least five of the injured were s🃏h🐷ifted to hospital.
While officials initially said the incident was suspected to have taken place due to a cylinder b🗹last, CM Siddaramaiah later confirmed that it was a bomb blast.
Initial information cited in an indiatoday.in report said an ob🔯ject placed in a bag explod🐽ed at around 1 pm.
The Deputy Commissione🔯r of Police of the Whitefield area rushed to the spot following the explosion at the Rameshwaram Cafe, while police also cordoned off the area for a relief operation. A team of Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad was also seen at the Rameshwaram Caf🍌e.
The R🥀ameshwaram cafe is a very popul💎ar eatery in Bengaluru and is mostly packed with visitors.
CCTV Shows Man Keeping Bag, Says CM Siddaramaiah
While the explosion turned out to be a bomb﷽ blast, Whitefield Fire Station had received a call that a cylinder blast took place🍨 at the Rameshawaram cafe.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said CCTV footage showed a man keeping a bag inside the cafe. "It’s not heavy explosive. But it was improvised," an indiatoday.in 🅠report quoted the chief minister as saying, adding that the man who placed the bag inside the cafe took a token from the cash counter.
The cash💎ier is being questioned, said Siddaramaiah.
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