Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today reached Hyderabad to review the security situation and the progress of the investigation in Saturdays twin blasts that killed over 40 people and left scores of others injured.
Hyderabad, Aug 26 : Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today reached Hyderabad to review the security situation and the progress of the investigation in Saturday's twin blasts that killed over 40 people and left scores of others injured.
Condemning the terrorist act, Patil, however, refused to take names of the foreign terror outfits believed to be behind the blasts and said that it would be inappropriate to discuss things 'openly' since the investigations are in early stages.
Patil's refusal to speculate on names of terror outfit follows 2006, July 11 Mumbai serial trains blasts when Government blamed Pakistan but had a tough time discussing it in the diplomatic arena.
However, in contrast to Patil's assertion of not pointing fingers to other countries Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy today publicly said that terrorist organisations operating from Bangladesh and Pakistan were suspected to be behind the Hyderabad twin blasts.
"Available information points to terrorist organisations in Bangladesh and Pakistan," Reddy told a press conference after the State Cabinet meeting here this morning.
Later in the day, Patill asserted that the country would not be cowed down by such heinous acts, and assured that the government would try to ensure that such incidents are not repeated in the future.
Patil was accompanied with a high-level Home Ministry team led by Special Secretary (Internal Security) M Kumawat to Hyderabad.
ANI