Hyderabad: Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde visits blast scene

Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Friday visited the scene of the twin bomb blasts, which claimed 14 lives and injured 119.

Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Friday visited the scene of the twin bomb blasts, which claimed 14 lives and injured 119.

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Shinde, who arrived in Hyderabad on early Friday, drove to Dilsukhnagar and inspected the blast scene along with Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan, chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, state home minister Sabita Indra Reddy and other officials.

Director General of Police Dinesh Reddy briefed Shinde about the two near-simultaneous blasts in the crowded area.