Multiple blasts rock temple town in Bodhgaya
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Edited by Alka Sinha (with inputs from PTI)
Updated: July 7, 09:24 IST
Patna : Eight blasts rocked the temple town of Bodhgaya on Sunday, leaving two monks injured.
While four serial blasts took place inside the Mahabodhi Temple complex at about 5:40 AM, three blast took place at the Terega Monastery. The eighth blast took place near the famous 80-foot statue of Lord Buddha.
DIG Nayyar Husnain Khan said, “The sanctum sanctorum of the Mahabodhi Temple is intact. The identities of the injured monks is yet to be ascertained. They have been rushed to the Magadh hospital for treatment"
Intelligence agencies had tipped off the state government about the possible threat to the Mahabodhi Temple. The state government and district authorities had beefed up security measures following the warning, police sources said.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is rushing to the spot.
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India News : Serial explosions inside and outside Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar were a terror attack, the Home Ministry said on Sunday as it sent NIA and NSG teams for post-blasts investigations.
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Updated: July 7, 16:13 IST
New Delhi : The multiple blasts inside Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya is a 'cowardly attack', said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
"Cowardly attack on Mahabodhi temple is a matter of great sadness for the people of India and the Buddhist community around the world," Mr. Modi tweeted.
At least two Buddhist monks were injured early today in multiple blasts at Bihar's 1,500-year-old Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya district, police said
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The blasts did not cause any casualty or damage to the temple and the Bodhi tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment, a police officer said.
The temple at Bodhgaya was built at the spot where the Buddha attained enlightenment over 2,500 years ago. It was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2002.