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Kerala Blasts: One Killed, Several Injured As Multiple Explosions Rock Prayer Meeting Day After Hamas Rally

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One person died and several more were injured after multiple blasts rocked a prayer meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Kalamassery area of Kerala's Ernakulam this morning. Today being Sunday, christen prayers were being held at the convention centre when the explosions occurred. Sunday was the last day of the three-day meeting, which started on October 27. While Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has condemned the blasts assuring of proper investigation, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also spoke to the CM and took stock of the situation. The Kerala police have also tightened security in the crowded places across the state. 

Kalamassery CI Vibin Das reported that the initial explosion occurred at approximately 9 am, followed by multiple blasts over the next hour. It's estimated that more than 2,000 people were attending a prayer meeting when these explosions occurred. The serial blast led to fire and chaos at the convention centre. The police have cordoned off the area and the forensic team is collecting samples from the site to check the kind of explosives used in the attack. 

 

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The state police have activated local intelligence and is checking the CCTV footages from all the cameras installed inside and outside the venue to identify the culprits. If this comes out as a terror attack, it will be first major terror attack outside Kashmir since the Narendra Modi government came at the Centre in 2014. Under the Modi government, the terror attacks like blasts have reduced significantly in the country as the NDA government tightened noose around the anti-social organisations and choked their fundings. 

The blast happened a day after Khaled Mashal, the former chief of the Hamas group virtually addressed a pro-Palestine protest amidst the Israeli military offensive in Gaza. According to Zee News report, the area where the blast occurred is home to many Jewish people. While any terror group is yet to claim a responsibility for the attack, a terror angle has not been ruled out so far. 

Reacting to the participation of the Hamas leader in the protest on Saturday, Israel's ambassador to India, Naor Gilon, posted from his X handle, "Mashal calls participants to: Take the streets and show anger, prepare for jihad (against Israel), support Hamas financially, promote Palestinian narrative on social media, it's time to add #HamasISIS to #India's terror list."

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