Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said that the party condemned the incident and paid its condolences to the victims. "This is a war against India and the government of India should deal firmly with the terrorists," he said.
Fire engines and ambulances were rushed to the spot. The shops in the locality were shut down.
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, who received lot of stick because of September 13 serial bomb blasts, called an emergency meeting of senior officers, Intelligence Bureau, Research & Analysis Wing and Delhi police soon after the Mehrauli bomb blast around 2.15 pm to take stock of the situation and report to Sonia Gandhi.
"I will ask my officers to brief you," Patil told journalists who wanted to know what he had to say about the law and order situation now, particularly when he is expected to review the terror situation in Shimla on Monday where chief ministers of norther states will participate.
Delhi police PRO Rajan Bhagat told rediff.com that one person lost his life and 18 others are injured in the bomb blast.
"Special Branch is investigating the incident and after we get the information, we will share it with the media," he said.
Image: NSG personnel inspect the site of blast with a dog in Mehrauli, Delhi.
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