After 13 people were killed in a high-intensity blast near Delhi’s Red Fort on the evening of November 10, speculation about the plausible reasons behind the explosion flooded social media.

According to police, a slow-moving vehicle — a Hyundai i20 car — exploded near the Red Fort metro’s gate 1 around 6:52 pm. While there have been some reports linking the blast to a terror module, the police are still investigating. However, several social media users claimed that the blast was owing to a CNG cylinder explosion in the car and not a terror attack. Note that CNG vehicles are common in Delhi.

A post by X page @TeamSaath on November 10 said that it was a “tragic CNG cylinder explosion” and attributed the information to special commissioner of police (law & order) Ravindra Singh Yadav. “The

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