Bomb blasts at Delhi Jama Masjid

Cops on alert
By Afp, New Delhi
Security was stepped up at temples and mosques in northern India Saturday to guard against reprisal attacks as police hunted for those responsible for blasts at the country's biggest mosque in which 14 people were injured.

Officials said it was too early to say who was behind the two explosions, which occurred after Friday evening prayers at the crowded 17th-century Jama Masjid in the old quarter of the capital.

Life at the mosque resumed its regular routine by early Saturday as Muslims attended prayer services.

"There's no panic. Everything is normal. People have been coming in for prayers," mosque spokesman Amanulla Khan said.

Police often suspect such attacks on religious sites are aimed at fomenting violence between Hindus and Muslims. New Delhi has had to battle conflicts instigated by both Hindu extremists and Islamic militants.