Dozens of people were injured by the blasts

At least 11 people have been killed by twin explosions in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, which PM Singh has condemned as a “dastardly attack”.

The blasts rocked the city in Andhra Pradesh state than 10 minutes apart, police said. Television images showed casualties being rushed to hospital.

Police are investigating the cause of the explosions, which injured dozens.

India’s home minister said bombs had been planted on bicycles about 150m (500ft) apart in a crowded market.

“I talked to the chief minister who said both blasts took place within a radius of 150 metres,” said the minister Sushil Shinde. “Eight people died at one place, three at the other.”

Unconfirmed reports have suggested the death toll may rise.

The blasts hit shortly after 19:00 (13:30 GMT), with a possible third blast reported shortly afterwards, Hyderabad police told the BBC.

Officials told the BBC between 10 and 20 people may have been killed and 50 injured.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged the public to remain calm.

“The guilty will not go unpunished,” he tweeted.

He has directed federal agencies to extend all possible help to the state authorities in the relief effort.

Hyderabad is one of southern India’s main commercial hubs, and the explosions hit the busy Dilsukh Nagar neighbourhood, which is crowded with cinemas, shops, restaurants and a fruit and vegetable market.

Britain opened a new deputy high commission in the city late last year.

via BBC News – India’s Hyderabad hit by two explosions.

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