One killed, five injured in blast at Delhi's Chandni Chowk

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New Delhi - Delhi Police personnel have been maintaining a tight vigil in view of the festive season.

Published: Tue 25 Oct 2016, 1:03 PM

Updated: Wed 26 Oct 2016, 9:20 AM

One person was killed and two others were injured in an explosion in north Delhi's Naya Bazar area on Tuesday.
A senior police officer said the cause of the explosion was yet to be ascertained.

#WATCH the moment of explosion in Naya Bazar which led to one death, acc to police "it looks like a firecracker explosion in a jute bag" pic.twitter.com/EpuVmKYkMA
- ANI (@ANI_news) October 25, 2016

#SpotVisuals : 1 dead in an explosion in Naya Bazar; Anti terror wing and special cell at the spot; investigation underway pic.twitter.com/jxVoZ5TpR9
- ANI (@ANI_news) October 25, 2016

Forensic teams and officers from the Special Cell are on the spot and collecting samples.
Delhi Police personnel have been maintaining a tight vigil in view of the festive season.

Prima facie it looks like a firecracker explosion in a jute bag: Virendra Chahal,Jt CP Northern Range on explosion in Delhi's Chandni Chowk pic.twitter.com/gm294OKYDm
- ANI (@ANI_news) October 25, 2016

Police have not ruled out the possibility of terror angle.

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One killed, five injured in blast at Delhi's Chandni Chowk

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