Imphal: At least five persons were killed and 28 others, including a foreigner, injured when a powerful bomb exploded in the complex of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Wednesday evening when the shrine was teeming with Janmashtami devotees.
The toll might go up because some of those who suffered injuries were in critical condition, sources in the Regional Institute of Medical Science and Hospital said.
The identity of the foreigner was not immediately available.
The five victims included a 10-year-old boy and a 70-year-old woman, the sources said.
The chief priest of the temple, Damodar Das, were among those who were hit by splinters of the bomb which was reportedly hurled at the Tulihal airport area by some unidentified persons.
On the occasion of Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, there was a huge gathering of people at the ISKCON complex, about five kilometers south of the city, and the bomb exploded among the crowd at around 1900 hours IST.
No individual or organisation has claimed responsibility for the explosions, official sources said.
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