An uneasy calm and fear prevailed in Hyderabad on Sunday morning, a day after twin blasts rocked the city killing 42 people and injuring several others.
Hyderabad, Aug 26 : An uneasy calm and fear prevailed in Hyderabad on Sunday morning, a day after twin blasts rocked the city killing 42 people and injuring several others.
The blasts have left people with a sense of fear, and resentment against the government.
"It is not safe. No one is caught yet. No one knows who did it," said Mohammad Sheik, a local.
Raghav, another local, echoed Mohammad's feeling, saying that he even feared stepping out of his home.
"It's really sad... It is not safe at all. 60 to 70 people were killed. The government is not doing anything. We don't know what will happen the next moment. We are even scared to leave our homes," he said.
Meanwhile, President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have condemned the blasts.
In a message, Patil said that such acts must be strongly condemned as they are aimed at disturbing harmony and peace. Those involved in such actions have no respect for innocent human lives, she said.
She appealed to the people to help the state and the local authorities in maintaining peace and accord.
Patil also conveyed her condolences to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives and has also wished an early recovery of the injured.
Saturday's blasts came three months after 16 people were killed in a bombing at the Mecca Masjid in the city. Yesterday, the first explosion took place at Lumbini Park at around 7.40 p.m., which was a high-intensity one.
Around eight hundred people were present to witness a laser and a fountain show when the blast took place at the park, which is situated very close to the State Secretariat.
The next went off about half an hour later at a popular eatery joint, Gokul Chat Bhandar at Sultan Bazar, which remains overcrowded on weekend.
Police also recovered two unexploded bombs from a cinema hall in the busy Dilsukhnagar area and another from Narayanaguda. A bomb threat was received by an IMAX hall near Lumbini Park.
The attacks were suspected to have been planned and executed by Bangladesh-based terror group Harkat-ul Jihad Islami (Huji).
State Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy stated that the intensity of the blasts indicate it as a terror attack.
According to Intelligence agency sources, the attacks could be the handiwork of Shahid Ilyas Bilal, who was also linked to the Mecca Masjid attacks. Bilal is a high-ranking Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative who has lately been working with Huji.
ANI