Major explosions over the years in India’s capital

NEW DELHI – At least

eight people were killed in a car explosion on Nov 10

near the historic Red Fort in a densely populated district of the Indian capital New Delhi, a city police spokesperson said, though the exact cause of the blast is still being investigated.

Here are some major explosions that have hit the Indian capital in recent decades:

September 2011: A powerful bomb placed in a briefcase outside the High Court in New Delhi killed 12 people and injured dozens.

May 2011: A blast occurred outside the Delhi High Court but did not cause any injuries.

September 2008: At least five serial bombs exploded in the capital’s central area of Connaught Place on Sept 13, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 100 others. The Indian Mujahideen group claimed responsibility.

On Sept 27, a bomb exploded in a crowded market in New Delhi, killing two people and wounding 22 others.

October 2005: Sixty-six people were killed and hundreds of others injured, when three blasts ripped through several markets in New Delhi ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali.

June 2000: Two people, including an eight-year-old girl, were killed and about a dozen others injured in two powerful bomb blasts near the Red Fort in New Delhi.

November 1997: Three people were killed and 73 others wounded in blasts outside places of worship in the Chandni Chowk area of the capital.

October 1997: At least 59 people were killed and more than 150 others injured after serial blasts in the crowded districts of Sarojini Nagar, Paharganj and Govindpuri, according to the South Asia Terrorism Portal. REUTERS