NEW DELHI:

At least eight people were killed and 20 injured on Monday when a car exploded near the historic Red Fort in India's capital, Delhi, police said, a rare blast in the heavily guarded city of more than 30 million people.

Major train stations across India, the financial capital Mumbai and the state of Uttar Pradesh, which borders Delhi, were all put on high alert, authorities said.

"All angles" were being investigated and security agencies would come to a conclusion soon, Federal Home Minister Amit Shah said.

A previous owner of the car, named only as Salman, was arrested after the blast, NDTV reported, without going into more details.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

Mangled bodies and the wreckage of several cars could be seen on a congested street near a me

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