At least nine people have been reported killed and over forty five injured in a blast [1] outside the Delhi High Court earlier this morning. Apparently the high-intensity bomb was kept in a suitcase, though investigations are on to determine the exact source. Netizens reacted with shock and anger on Twitter.
@adityapatawari [2] – Blast at Delhi High Court! Consistent failure of security agencies! #delhi [3] #blast [4] #india [5] http://goo.gl/fb/Qu4Kt [6]
@adityapatawari [7]: Why there are alerts _after_ the blasts? Can't security agencies be on alert before the blasts and save the day? #delhi [3] #blast [4] #india [5]
@shekharkapur [8]: Reports coming in on a number of dead at high court blast in Delhi, terrible tragedy, once again terror hits India.
@ays7 [9]: Bomb blast outside Delhi High Court…..terror strikes again!!
[10]The High Court of Delhi. Image from Flickr by Ramesh Lalwani (CC BY-NC 2.0).
On Twitter, netizens have been posing a lot of questions:
@irfhabib [11]: Govt say no prior input on today's blast.Wasn't May 2011 minor blast enough to wake up the Delhi police?
@falguni [12]: Hearing reports of blasts in Delhi. Why is it becoming a habit to hear this news and the reaction is less intense every time?
@ghazalawahab [13]: Govt condemns the bomb blast at Delhi high court. That's the least it can do, or is it d best tht it can do?
@karthy [14]: If our internal security couldn't protect Delhi from #blast [4] how can they safegaurd other places.
@satyamnish [15]: Delhi Blast again…..horrible when our Gov will learn.
Prayers and opinions have been pouring in:
@jiteshpillaai [16]: A silent prayer for those who lost their lives in the delhi high court bomb blast. Prayers for the bereaved and injured. I'm so sorry.
@ashajkk [17]: Yet another blast in Delhi! Sad and Disgusting!
@testertested [18]: India celebrates its 10th bomb blast of 2011. This time in High court itself. Congrats! Way to go. #Delhi [19] HC #delhiblast [20] #congress [21]
@jnemana [22]: Bomb Blast in Delhi! HM's (Home Minister) address coming up. Hope he announces his Resignation accepting the Govt's incompetence in collecting intelligence.
Bloggers have also swung into action, tweeting, blogging [23] helpline numbers. Still others are requesting people to do their bit by using alternative means of communication for non-emergency purposes today, thereby keeping the phone lines free.
@MihirBijur [24]: If ur in Delhi, the 1st thing u hv 2do is NOT jam phone networks. Use SMS/E-MAIL/FACEBOOK/TWITTER 2communicate. #DelhiBlast PL RT