At least 18 people were killed in serial bomb blasts in India's capital on Saturday, police said. "So far 18 people have died," Delhi police commissioner Y.S. Dadwal told reporters., Reuters reported Earlier today, at least five bombs exploded in the heart of India's capital New Delhi on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 20 others, local television said. Police and witnesses said two went off in dustbins in and around Connaught Place, a shopping and dining area popular with tourists and locals in the centre of the city. Others exploded in busy markets around the city, within minutes of each other. "The blasts were caused by bombs," Rajan Bhagat, Delhi police spokesman said. One exploded in a newly constructed park in the centre of the Connaught Place roundabout, built above one of the main stations of the Delhi Metro. Another went off in a dustbin near a metro station entrance on a main arterial road leading into the area. " Broadcasts showed the aftermath of the explosion in the Ghaffar Market area of Karol Bagh, which is a busy area full of electronics shops and is packed at weekends.
