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“’Serial bombs’ hit India’s IT hub”

“Seven bombs have hit the southern Indian city of Bangalore in a span of 15 minutes, police say.

One woman was killed and several people injured. Police say bombs were detonated with timing devices.

The blasts have been described as low intensity and all are reported to have occurred in crowded areas.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Mr Bidri said each of the explosions were of a similar magnitude to one or two grenades.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Other blasts were in the areas of Nayanadhalli, Adugudi, Rajaram Circle, Anepallya and Ashok Nagar.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A large part of India’s IT and outsourcing business is concentrated in Bangalore.

Dozens of large international firms like Microsoft, Intel and IBM also have offices in the city which is often called the Silicon Valley of India.”