India confirms deadly Delhi car blast being treated as ‘terror incident’
Statement from Modi cabinet vows justice for lives lost as death toll from explosion outside Red Fort rises to 12India has confirmed it is treating the explosion that killed 12...
By Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi · The Guardian World
Statement from Modi cabinet vows justice for lives lost as death toll from explosion outside Red Fort rises to 12 India has confirmed it is treating the explosion that killed 12 people outside Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday as a “terror incident” perpetrated by “anti-national forces”. The statement by the cabinet, led by the prime minister, Narendra Modi, confirmed mounting speculation that a terrorist attack was behind the blast that took place during peak time in one of the capital’s busiest areas and outside one of India’s major landmarks. Continue reading...