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Sep 13th, 2008, 21:12
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| Maha Guru Member  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Boonies, GA, USA.
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Sep 13th, 2008, 21:14
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| The Fortunate One  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Road
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| Its scary guys. I left Nehru place at around 6 pm, and most probably was very near GK1 when the blasts occur. Only came to know about them at 6:45pm, when I got home. As of now all friends and relatives seem to be fine. But yes this is really scary. I was like 2 km from one of the blast sites in GK, I live hardly 3km from another one, and my dad was barely 1 km from the CP site. |
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Sep 13th, 2008, 21:15
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India
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| This saturday being holiday for me I was to go to Palika Bazar for DVD hunting in the evening. An interesting book saved me. |
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Sep 13th, 2008, 21:18
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India
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| Relieved to know that you are safe bhai Shashank I was trying to call you but the network is jammed. My daughter was returning from work at office in Okhla and luckily passed GK-I just before the blast. |
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Sep 13th, 2008, 21:21
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| She-who-must-be-obeyed!  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer
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| Thank God, Jyotiji - on NDTV Barkha Dutt is the anchorwoman and she is saying just ten minutes back they don't know the full extent of casualties in Palika Bazaar, but not looking good. (For those who don't know, it is a fully enclosed underground market in Connaught Place area)
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Sep 13th, 2008, 21:28
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| The Fortunate One Join Date: May 2007 Location: Road
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| There are no reports of Palika Bazzar...the two blasts in Cp : 1 in Gopal Das Tower and other in Central Park. |
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Sep 13th, 2008, 21:29
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| She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer
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| Mod Note: I have moved this thread into India Travel News and Commentary. |
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Sep 13th, 2008, 21:32
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| higherthanaskyscraper  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delhi
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| They are reporting 18 dead now. Poor souls who only wanted to go out and do some shopping tonight. |
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Sep 13th, 2008, 21:33
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India
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| Thank you so much Aishah ji. A blast at the entrance to the metro station in CP would have been catastrophic |
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Sep 13th, 2008, 21:36
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| The Fortunate One Join Date: May 2007 Location: Road
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| All the markets are closing down now. I can say that for patel nagar market atleast. Police personal came on round and asked the shopkeepers to head home, just to make sure that there is no vandalism, as some antisocial elemst might take advantage as police is busy eleseware. And anyhow, they would not have done any business this weekend now. |
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Sep 13th, 2008, 21:41
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| Infidel Sufi  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: styx
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| Glad to see at least some Delhi IMers here and ok. I heard and read the Palika Bazaar thing too. Unconfirmed reports on NDTV 2 live bombs being defused in/around the high security zone.. India Gate mentioned. Delhi police quoted again about cellphone jammers used in Connaught Place. |
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Sep 13th, 2008, 21:45
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| She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer
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| Shashank - I'm relieved you are fine, as well as others from Delhi here,(it's impossible to ring through to Delhi now - I've tried several times to contact friends but on both BSNL and Airtel getting 'All lines busy' message ) are streets becoming deserted now and people keeping to their homes? |
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Sep 13th, 2008, 21:49
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India
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| Somnath tried for hours to reach me the network is all jammed |
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Sep 13th, 2008, 21:57
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: KOLKATA
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| I have quite a few friends and relatives there in Delhi. Still couldnt contact few. |
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Sep 13th, 2008, 22:28
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India
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| Now the network is less congested try now |
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