Panic at Mughalsarai station in Varanasi

A small cracker burst creates confusion among the people at the railway station in view of Friday's blasts in the city.

Panic gripped the Mughalsarai railway station near Varanasi this morning following a cracker burst, police said. People started running around after a small cracker burst at a corner of the railway station at around 10 am, Superintendent of Police at Chanduli, Lav Kumar, told PTI.

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He said that the area has been checked and there was nothing to worry about, adding the explosion created confusion among the people in view of Friday's blasts in the city.

Eleven people were killed and 65 others were wounded when two blasts rocked the temple town.