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5 dead, 50 injured in ISKCON temple bomb blast

Imphal: At least five people were killed and 50 others, including five American and three French nationals, injured when a powerful bomb exploded in the complex of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Wednesday evening when the shrine was teeming with Janmasthami devotees.

The toll might go up because some of those who suffered injuries were in critical condition, sources in the Regional Institute of Medical Science and Hospital said.

Hospital sources said three French and five American nationals were among those who sustained splinter injuries in the blast, which took place at around 7 p.m. Earlier reports had spoken about injury to only one foreigner.

Several important persons, including chief priest of the ISKCON'S Damodar Das, were among those who were hit by splinters of the bomb, which was reportedly hurled at the Tulihal airport area in Imphal West district of Manipur by some unidentified people.

No individual or organisation has claimed responsibility for the explosions, official sources said.

Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh visited the hospital and strongly condemned the incident.

Official sources said an investigation would be ordered to find out how insurgents or militants infiltrated the state capital complex in spite of heavy security deployment.

The spot where the bomb exploded falls under high security zone in the state capital, sources said, adding the area was also under the surveillance of security forces.

Bangalore Bomb Blast and Tracking India's News

July 25, 2008 - One woman was killed and another four to 15 were injured when a series of low-intensity, bombs went off early this morning in Bangalore, India. The first three bomb blasts in Bangalore today occurred between 1:30 and 1:45 p.m. according to the Intelligence Bureau as reported by the Times of India. A Bangalore Police Commissioner said the bombs were triggered by timers. Officials state that they are currently interrogating SIMI and LeT operatives in relation to the bomb blasts in Bangalore today.

Banaglore is located in Southeastern India is home to India's technology sector. Bangalore has been nicknamed the Silicon Valley of India, and it was not affected by the bomb blasts.

The Need To Know and Breaking News

People are scrambling to find out more about the bomb blasts, and to find information on who may be responsible. One question that crops up in these situations is, "Why?" In an attempt to better understand the situation, people turn to news sources for information. Information in a time of crisis seems to ground people, and take them out of panic mode.

Planned acts of violence leave a general population feeling insecure and scared. One of the ways to keep people from going into panic mode is to provide them with information. While the 911 attacks and the fall of the Twin Towers news coverage by U.S. TV media bordered on sensational, other organizations were providing non-emotional, factual information about terrorism, Afghanistan, the architecture of the Twin Towers, and how to talk to children about tragedies and terrorism.

Tracking India's News

Mirroring that need to know that happened during the attack of the Twin Towers, the Banglalore bomb blast is generating a similar and urgent need to know. For keeping track of the latest, breaking news in Blangalore, India and India in general, track the following news sources. As the day and the days progress, more information will trickle out about the bomb blast in Bangalore today.

The Times of India - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com