"Pakistan has quickly blamed India. New Delhi has said Islamabad is trying to distract attention from domestic challenges. A day after a bomb blast in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, and two days after a similar explosion in India's capital, New Delhi, tensions in South Asia have heightened. A blame game has intensified between the neighbours who are still reeling from a brief but intense conflict just six months ago."
"At 6:52pm (13:22 GMT) on Monday, a powerful explosion tore through Delhi, in a densely populated area near the Red Fort Metro Station. At least 13 people were killed and more than 20 people were wounded. A slow-moving vehicle stopped at a red light. An explosion happened in that vehicle, and due to the explosion, nearby vehicles were also damaged, Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha told reporters."
"Police detained the original owner of the vehicle in which the explosion took place. The owner was identified as Mohammad Salman in the city of Gurugram in Haryana state on Delhi's outskirts. Salman had purchased the vehicle in 2013. Investigators revealed that Salman sold the vehicle to a man in New Delhi, who later resold it. The man who Salman sold the vehicle to has also been arrested."
Two explosions, one in Islamabad and a later powerful blast in Delhi, have escalated tensions between India and Pakistan and triggered mutual accusations. The Delhi explosion occurred at 6:52pm near the Red Fort Metro Station, killing at least 13 and wounding more than 20, after a slow-moving vehicle stopped at a red light and detonated, damaging nearby vehicles. Delhi Police invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and detained the vehicle's original owner, Mohammad Salman, who had sold the car and whose buyer was later arrested. India’s prime minister, visiting Bhutan, expressed a heavy heart and said agencies will probe the conspiracy.
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