"Police were investigating the explosion outside Delhi's historic Red Fort that killedeight people, with authorities focusing on the final movements of the vehicle allegedly involved. Police said the explosion occurred around 7pm on Monday evening outside the Red Fort metro station, a peak time when Delhi's old city is usually packed with people, bustling markets and heavy traffic. Delhi police commissioner Satish Golcha said the explosion took place after a slow moving vehicle stopped at a red light outside the metro station."
"The force of the explosion started a fire that ripped through nearby cars, motorcycles and rickshaws and shattered the windows of a gurdwara, or Sikh place of worship, 500 metres away. Witnesses said they had seen limbs ripped from bodies and scattered on the roads. I saw the car explode while it was moving, Dharmindra Dhaga, 27, told AFP. People were on fire and we tried to save them... Cars and people were burning people inside the cars were burning."
An explosion occurred around 7pm outside the Red Fort metro station during a peak period in Old Delhi. A slow-moving vehicle stopped at a red light outside the station before the blast. Eight people were killed and about 20 were injured. The blast ignited fires that engulfed cars, motorcycles and rickshaws and shattered windows of a gurdwara 500 metres away. Bodies were dismembered and limbs were scattered on nearby roads, and people were seen burning. CCTV footage shows a Hyundai parked from about 3pm for three hours with a masked driver remaining inside. Two people linked to the car were detained and forensic and federal investigators probed the scene under anti-terror and explosives laws.
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