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Another Blast Near Golden Temple, Third In A Week

New Delhi: Punjab Police on Thursday claimed to have solved the cases of low-intensity explosions with the arrest of five people following an explosion near the Golden Temple in Amritsar late last night. A low-intensity explosion occurred around 1 am today near Heritage Street in Amritsar. It is the third explosion that has happened in five days.

“Amritsar low-intensity explosion ses solved,” the Director General of Punjab Police said.

 

 

The first explosion occurred on May 6, and the second on Monday. The site of the low-intensity blast that took place today, is nearly two kilometres from Heritage Street near the Golden Temple.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Punjab Police collected forensic samples from the site of the blast and are probing the incident. Preliminary reports suggest that no triggering mechanism was used in the explosion, NDTV reported quoting sources.

The explosive used in the two blasts on Heritage Street in Amritsar were packed with two health drink cans.

 

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