15 dead in Varanasi explosions

     Varanasi: At least 15 people are feared to have died and several others injured as a series of powerful bomb explosions rocked Varanasi on Tuesday evening. At first, three bombs exploded in continuation in the famous Sankat Mochan Temple complex at around five p.m. (IST), killing at least seven and injured several other devotees when a large number of devotees were present at the time of aarti in the temple. Minutes later another blast took place outside the room of the stationmaster of the cantonment railway station in which over 10 people were killed.

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