New Delhi: Chaos and fear reigned supreme in Old Delhi on Monday evening as a blast tore through a busy intersection of Chandni Chowk, killing 8 people and injuring dozens. Onlookers and witnesses said that a small car was the cause of the blast, and tremors were felt in adjoining areas like Tiraha Behram Khan and Daryaganj.

The blast took place at the entrance of Chandni Chowk, where the road leading from Chandni Chowk meets Netaj Subhash Marg, opposite the Red Fort. The blast took place next to metro pillar 1 of the Jama Masjid metro station, situated near the famous Gauri Shankar temple. As soon as the blast took place, the police immediately closed the road leading from Dilli Gate to the blast site. A few minutes later, some roads were opened, but the area opposite Red Fort was cordon

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