NEW DELHI: At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured following a high-intensity explosion in a car near Red Fort in Old Delhi on Monday evening. The powerful blast also set at least three other vehicles moving alongside ablaze. The impact of the blast was such that human body parts along with parts of vehicles were found flung across a 20-25-metre radius. Massive flames and thick smoke engulfed the area before police and fire teams contained the situation. Apart from the occupants of the car, a Gurgaon number plate i20 hatchback, passersby were also killed in the explosion. A forensic report is awaited on the nature of the blast and the ensuing fire to confirm a terror angle, cops said. If it is indeed terror-related, this would be the first such blast in Delhi in 14 yea

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