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Explosions in Delhi and Germany Trigger Terror and Arson Probes

Investigators escalate to terror inquiries in Delhi, with German cases treated as deliberate.

Overview

  • In New Delhi, at least eight people were confirmed dead after a car exploded near the Red Fort, with police opening a case under anti‑terror laws and securing the scene for forensic analysis.
  • Indian authorities reported arrests and raids around Delhi and Faridabad, saying teams seized about 360 kg of material suspected to be ammonium nitrate as part of the developing investigation.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged a full inquiry, while officials cautioned that final casualty figures and the cause will be confirmed after laboratory testing and evidence processing.
  • In Berlin, an overnight detonation at the Vivantes Neukölln hospital and a separate fire at Charité Mitte caused property damage but no injuries, and the state protection unit and LKA explosives experts took over the case.
  • In Geisenfeld, Bavaria, police said traces of accelerants indicate a deliberate house blast; a male body was found in the ruins and the 59‑year‑old resident is suspected pending DNA confirmation of identity.