America keeping an eye on the blast in Delhi.

After the deadly explosion near the Red Fort in New Delhi, America on Monday said that it is closely monitoring the situation and is ready to provide consular assistance. At least eight people have been killed and 20 others have been injured in this blast. A spokesperson of the State Department said that we are aware of the explosion that took place near the Red Fort in Delhi. We are closely monitoring the situation and stand ready to provide consular assistance.

A high-intensity explosion took place in a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station in Delhi, killing at least eight people and destroying several vehicles.

A massive explosion occurred in a car passing slowly near the Red Fort metro station in Delhi on Monday evening, killing at least 8 people and injuring 20. Officials said that due to the explosion which happened during the rush hour in a crowded area, many vehicles nearby were burnt to ashes, while the windows of many vehicles were broken. He said that the people injured in the blast were taken to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital.

Police said three people were traveling in the car that exploded and they were investigating whether it was a suicide attack. A senior police officer said, the blast took place in a moving Hyundai i20 car, in which three people were traveling. We did not find any shrapnel or puncture wounds in the bodies of the injured, which is unusual in a bomb blast. We are investigating from all angles.

Eyewitnesses said that the explosion was so powerful that they could not hear anything clearly for several minutes. He told that the sound of the loud explosion was heard in a large area up to ITO, for about two kilometers. Due to this, the glasses of the vehicles parked several meters away and the glasses of the Red Fort metro station were broken. The official said that Delhi Police detained the car owner Mohammad Salman late in the evening and interrogated him about the vehicle. He told that he had sold this vehicle to a person named Devendra in Okhla one and a half years ago.

The officer said that the vehicle was later sold to someone in Ambala and then it was sold to a person named Tariq in Pulwama. Police is locating those people. High alert has been issued in Delhi and security has been increased on the borders, along with this, checking of vehicles has also been intensified. After the explosion, flames rose from the burning cars and panic spread in the area.