Update on the Bangalore blast:


For two friends Rakshita and Leesha, who were returning from tuitions, it was an unforgettable experience. "We heard a very loud sound and the next moment we were on the ground lying injured," one of them said. The two were immediately rushed to the K C General Hospital by an autorickshaw driver. "Both need surgical intervention. One suffered a knee fracture and the other a soft tissue injury," said Dr Dhanya Kumar, Director of the Hospital.


Of the 16 injured, 15 have been admitted to K C General Hospital while one was treated as an outpatient. Eleven of the injured are from the KSRP, Dr Chandra Prabha, Chief Medical Officer of the hospital said.


"Two patients including one who was bleeding from the ear have been referred to other hospitals," Kumar said. For many residents of Malleshwaram, one of the oldest localities of Bangalore, it has been a "terrible experience". "We are still reeling under shock. We cannot imagine that such an incident has taken place in such a peaceful locality," said one of the residents.


A housewife staying very close to the blast site suffered a gash on her forehead. "I was in my kitchen when glass splinters flew from the window and hit me," she said. Another youth whose office is located in the area said, "The sound was deafening. The glass panes of my office were shattered. I saw smoke billowing. The smoke was almost as high as coconut trees outside my office."