Haryana: Seven injured in Kurukshetra bus blast

Seven people got injured in the Kurukshetra bus blast that took place this afternoon.

The bus conductor and six other injured have been admitted to LNJP hospital, Kurukshetra.

The driver and other passengers escaped unhurt.

"This was a low intensity improvised explosive device (IED). We have called ballistic experts. A battery used in the blast has been recovered," SP Kurukshetra Simardeep Singh said.

Police sources said the bus was carrying more than two dozen people when the blast took place.

The blast was powerful enough to shatter the window panes of Sonepat depot bus HR 69B-6340 which was about to reach Pipli near Kurukshetra when the IED exploded.

The police has recovered a battery and a suspicious bag from the bus which seems to have been used to cause the blast. Sources said that the police has recovered a blue shirt and a cream pant from the bag.

The police swung into action after the blast took place. The DGP K P Singh said that the blast was caused by a crude bomb. He also said that no terror link has been established so far.

This is the third blast reported in Haryana during the past five months. Earlier blasts took place in passenger trains in Panipat in January and May respectively.