IED blast kills one in Bengaluru

IED blast kills one in Bengaluru
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The blast occurred around 8.30 pm near Coconut Grove, a famous restaurant on Church Street, close to the fashionable Brigade Road.

Bengaluru: One person died while three others were injured in an explosion triggered by an improvised explosive device (IED) on Sunday in front of a popular restaurant on a busy road in Bengaluru.

The blast occurred around 8.30 pm near Coconut Grove, a famous restaurant on Church Street, close to the fashionable Brigade Road.

A man and a woman were hit by the shrapnels and were rushed to a nearby hospital, City Police Commissioner M N Reddi told reporters at the site, as police cordoned off the area.

The woman identified as Bhavani succumbed to her injuries while the other person is reported to be out of danger.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh called up Karnataka Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah and assured him that all help will be given by the Centre. Singh said the Chief Minister apprised him of the situation.

“At about 8:30 pm on the Church street outside the restaurant called Coconut Grove there was an explosion heard” Reddi said.

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