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NEW DELHI: A high-level inquiry has been ordered into the two powerful blasts that rocked two cinema halls in West Delhi, killing one person and injuring over 50 people. The investigation of the case has been handed over to the Special Cell of the Delhi police. After the blasts, Delhi Police Commissioner, K K Paul, who visited the sites, held a meeting at the Police Headquarters, where it was decided to hand over the case to the Special Cell, trained to deal with terrorist activities. Meanwhile, a bomb disposal squad, the elite National Security Guards and forensic teams reached both the cinema halls to collect clues. Both the cinema halls - Satyam in Patel Nagar and Liberty in Karol Bagh - were screening `Jo Bole So Nihal,' a film that provoked protests from a section of Sikhs. However, the police, not immediately relating the blasts to the film, said they were the ``handiwork of an organised group.'' It has not identified any definite group as responsible for the incident. According to eyewitnesses, the blasts were of a very high intensity but the explosive devices had no splinter elements. They caused considerable damage to the two cinema halls, which are situated quite close to each other.
PM condemns blasts
The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, on Sunday night condemned the blasts and asked the people of Delhi to remain calm. He has assured all steps to ensure peace and security in the national Capital, his media advisor Sanjaya Baru said. Dr. Singh will be visiting the hospitals, where those injured in the explosions were admitted, early tomorrow morning before travelling to Ranthambore tiger reserve, Mr. Baru said.
Sonia expresses concern
Expressing concern over the explosion in cinema theatres, the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi asked the Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, and Lt. Governor, B L Joshi, to take all measures to maintain law and order and provide relief to the injured. She said immediate steps should be taken to provide the injured relief, AICC Secretary, Media, Tom Vaddakkan said.- UNI & PTI
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