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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

India confirms deadly Delhi car blast being treated as terror incident

Security personnel stand guard near the blast site
Security personnel stand guard near the blast site at the Red Fort in Delhi on Wednesday. Photograph: Rajat Gupta/EPA

India has confirmed it is treating the explosion that killed 12 people outside Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday as a “terror incident” perpetrated by “anti-national forces”.

The statement by the cabinet, led by the prime minister, Narendra Modi, confirmed mounting speculation that a terrorist attack was behind the blast that took place during peak time in one of the capital’s busiest areas and outside one of India’s major landmarks.

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