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DELHI, India (CNN) -- India is on high alert after a series of near-simultaneous explosions killed at least 50 people and wounded 150 others in the northwestern city of Jaipur Tuesday night, government and local officials told CNN-IBN.
Bicycles were strewn about the streets near some of the blast sites, with pools of blood nearby.
There has been no claim of responsibility, but Indian government officials -- including Home Minister Shriprakash Jaiswal -- were quick to label it a terrorist attack.
The seven explosions started at about 7:30 p.m. (1400 GMT, 1000 ET) and detonated within 12 minutes of each other, police said.
The bombs exploded within about 500 meters (0.3 mile) of each other in Jaipur's old city, which is frequented by tourists. Video See the aftermath of the explosions. »
An eighth bomb was defused, according to H.G. Raghavendra, a Jaipur city official. He described all the bombs as "medium intensity."
"There is no reason to panic," he told CNN-IBN. "Everything is under control."
One blast struck near Hanuman Temple, which was crowded with Hindus who worship Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, on Tuesdays.
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Another struck near a market area inside Jaipur's walled city where tourists and locals frequent restaurants and shops.
Jaipur, known as the "pink city," is about 260 kilometers (160 miles) southwest of India's capital, New Delhi.
Bicycles were strewn about the streets near some of the blast sites, with pools of blood nearby.
There has been no claim of responsibility, but Indian government officials -- including Home Minister Shriprakash Jaiswal -- were quick to label it a terrorist attack.
The seven explosions started at about 7:30 p.m. (1400 GMT, 1000 ET) and detonated within 12 minutes of each other, police said.
The bombs exploded within about 500 meters (0.3 mile) of each other in Jaipur's old city, which is frequented by tourists. Video See the aftermath of the explosions. »
An eighth bomb was defused, according to H.G. Raghavendra, a Jaipur city official. He described all the bombs as "medium intensity."
"There is no reason to panic," he told CNN-IBN. "Everything is under control."
One blast struck near Hanuman Temple, which was crowded with Hindus who worship Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, on Tuesdays.
advertisement
Another struck near a market area inside Jaipur's walled city where tourists and locals frequent restaurants and shops.
Jaipur, known as the "pink city," is about 260 kilometers (160 miles) southwest of India's capital, New Delhi.