Serial Bombings in Bangalore

(Bangalore, India) Earlier today, seven bombs exploded across Bangalore, home to most of India's information technology and outsourcing businesses. At least two people were killed and up to 20 are reported to be wounded.

The blasts occurred over the span of an hour, starting about 1:20 PM local time. Schools, theaters and shopping malls were closed.

"In all these cases they have created the blast using timer devices," Bangalore Commissioner of Police Shankar Bidri told reporters at the site of one of the blasts. "Explosives have also been used, in quantity equal to one or two grenades."

The devices were described as "crude" and bearing the hallmarks of the Bangladeshi terror group Harkat-ul-Jihad al Islami.

Islamist militant groups in Pakistan and Bangladesh intent on fanning hatred between Muslims and Hindus in India, and damaging a fragile peace process between New Delhi and Islamabad, are often blamed for bomb attacks in India.

In May eight bombs, many strapped to bicycles, ripped through a crowded shopping area in the western city of Jaipur, killing 61 people and injuring hundreds more.

According to the Indian Intelligence Bureau, the SIMI (Student's Islamic Movement) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (Islamic Army of the Pure) may be responsible for the blasts. The usual suspects have been rounded up and are being questioned.

Also: The Jawa Report