India Bomb Blasts

The past few days were quite tense here in India. Two cities have witnessed consecutive bomb blasts in less than 1 hour. Last Friday was the beginning of it all in the city where I'm currently living in, Bangalore. 8 small intensity bomb blasts happened in a time span of 1 hour or less. They all took place in the south part of the city which is far away from where I live or work. One woman died and 13 injured.
The second series of bombs, which happened on Saturday, had a stronger effect. It took place in the city of Ahmedabad, north west of India. There were 17 consecutive bomb blasts leading to 45 deaths and 160 injuries. An Islamic group claimed their responsibility for the Ahmedabad blasts saying that it was a revenge of what happened in Gujarat, an apparent reference to 2002 riots in the western state which left 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, dead. Ahmedabad was the scene of much of the 2002 violence. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Gujarat_violence)

Everything now is calm, at least in Bangalore. Security measures are being taken and investigations are on going. It's not really sure though if the two events are linked in any way. No companies were targeted at all. Bangalore is considered the Silicon Valley of India and it contains many leading IT companies including Microsoft, IBM, HP, etc.

As for me I'm fine!! I actually enjoyed a great weekend in a great city called Hampi, which I will be writing about. I don't think there's no need to panic. All I need to be concentrating on is my internship. If anything ever happens, then its meant to be. Me being worried won't change any of it. But with some common sense and come prayers from freinds and family, I should be fine. I'm here to stay!! ;)


Mee3o over and out.