Terror struck Jaipur-The Pink City today,seven near-simultaneous blasts have rocked the city of Jaipur at 7:35 PM on Tuesday evening. and its feared that killed at least 50 people and wounded 200 others in the northwestern city of Jaipur Tuesday night, government and local officials told.It is for the first time that the Pink City is coming under terror radar.

Scores of wounded people were ferried to several hospitals soon after the low-intensity blasts hit at Tripolia Bazar, where large number of devotees turned up at a Hanuman temple, Johari Bazar, Manas Chowk, Badi Choupal and Choti Choupal in the walled part of the city.Police sources said that 15 persons perished in the attack that triggered a stampede in the affected areas in the walled city which are frequented by foreign tourists. Six women were among the dead.Bicycles were strewn about the streets near some of the blast sites, with pools of blood nearby.

There has been no claim of responsibility, but Indian government officials - including Home Minister Shriprakash Jaiswal - were quick to label it a terrorist attack.
According to sources Bangladesh-based Harkut-ul-Jehadi Islami(HuJI) may be behind Jaipur blasts.

The seven explosions started at about 7:30 p.m. (1400 GMT, 1000 ET) and the remaining blasts were set off in quick succession within 12 minutes of each other, police said.
An eighth bomb was defused, according to H.G. Raghavendra, a Jaipur city official. He described all the bombs as "medium intensity."

The bombs exploded within about 500 meters (0.3 mile) of each other in Jaipur's old city, which is frequented by tourists.

One blast struck near Hanuman Temple, which was crowded with Hindus who worship Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, on Tuesdays.Another struck near a market area inside Jaipur's walled city where tourists and locals frequent restaurants and shops.

The Union Home Ministry reviewed the situation while Mumbai and Delhi were put on high alert. Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel were deployed in Jaipur to help deal with the situation as security was beefed up. One of the blasts took place in a car and another near a handloom shop in Kotwali area of the city, home department sources said.

Blood was splattered at the scene of the blasts which tossed some of the victims several feet up. The sources ruled out the use of RDX in the carefully orchestrated low-intensity explosions which were suspected to have been set off from cycles in areas including near Hawa Mahal which are frequented by domestic and foreign tourists. The intelligence agencies have already started analysing STD and international calls made out of Jaipur during the last 48 hours.

First Pictures of The Pink City Torn Apart(Viewers Discretion Advised)