Are Hyderabad blasts the handiwork of locals?

The limited geographical area of the twin blasts rules out the involvement of a large team of terrorists. The objective of the perpetrators was obviously to cause fatalities as an act of reprisal, says B Raman

Eleven persons are reported to have been killed and over 20 injured in two well-timed explosions in the Dilsukhnagar area of Hyderabad around 7 pm on Thursday.

Initial reports indicated that one of the improvised explosive devices had been placed in a cycle or motorbike and the other inside a tiffin box. These reports are yet to be confirmed. The two blasts appear to have been well-timed and not remote-controlled.

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I do not so far see any sign of sophistication in the assembly of the Improvised Explosive Devices and the synchronisation of the blasts. There are no reports of any crater on the ground. If a powerful explosive material had been used, there would have been craters at the place where the IEDs had been placed.

The deaths and injuries seem to have been caused by the power of the blasts and not by the use of any projectiles such as nails, bicycle ball-bearings etc. When an IED is placed in a cycle or motor-bike, there would naturally be projectiles in the form of the splinters, but no other projectile has been discovered.

Reports of damages to nearby buildings also do not indicate the use of any powerful explosive material. The timer might have been of a conventional nature in the form of a mechanical (with a clock attachment) or chemical device.

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Two timed IEDs of this nature could have been easily assembled and planted by one or two terrorists. The involvement of a large team is unlikely.

The limited geographical area of the blasts also rules out the involvement of a large team of terrorists. The objective of the perpetrators was obviously to cause fatalities as an act of reprisal.

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