At least 13 people have been killed and 17 injured in an explosion in a slow moving vehicle at a signal near Gate No. 1 of Delhi’s Red Fort (Lal Qila) Metro Station around 6:50 pm on Monday.

Following the blast, half a dozen other vehicles also caught fire, officials said.

Locals immediately called the police and fire services. Police reached the spot within a few minutes. Several fire tenders also rushed to the spot and doused the flames, while teams from the Bomb Disposal Squad, Forensic Department and Delhi Police cordoned off the area.

Thirty victims were brought to the LNJP Hospital. Of them, 13 have been declared dead and many of the others remain in critical condition.

Home Minister Amit Shah in his first reaction to the blast said that all angles are being probed. He also visit

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