Eight people have been killed after an explosion near\u00a0New Delhi’s 17th Century Red Fort, Indian police say.<\/p>\n
The Red Fort area, in the Indian capital’s Old Delhi, is a densely populated part of the city popular with tourists.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Footage on local television shows flames and smoke billowing from one vehicles on a street crowded with pedestrians near a metro station.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Delhi police spokesperson Sanjay Tyagi said the explosion appeared to come from a car parked out the front of the site.<\/p>\n
“We are investigating the cause of the blast,” he told the Associated Press.<\/p>\n
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The Red Fort is a hugely popular tourist attraction in Old Delhi. (Reuters: Altaf Hussain)<\/p>\n
The Indian capital has been placed on high alert following the blast, local media has reported.<\/p>\n
At least six vehicles and three autorickshaws caught fire, Delhi’s deputy fire chief said.<\/p>\n
He said the flames had been doused by firefighting teams.<\/p>\n
“We heard a big sound, our windows shook,” one resident who did not give a name, told NDTV.<\/p>\n
Police tried to clear crowds that gathered around the site of the incident.<\/p>\n
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Authorities say the blast appeared to come from a car parked in the area. (Reuters)<\/p>\n
Ambulances streamed into a nearby public hospital, carrying several injured people, images from news agency AFP showed.<\/p>\n
The building was cordoned off amid a heavy police deployment as officers moved through the corridors.<\/p>\n
Outside, anxious relatives gathered after hearing that their loved ones had been brought in.<\/p>\n
One woman, Musarrat Ansari, said her brother was injured after a burning car hit the motorbike he was riding.<\/p>\n
“He called me and said his leg was hurt \u2014 he couldn’t walk,” she said.<\/p>\n
The Red Fort, which was completed under Moghul rule in 1648 and is located in the old quarters of Delhi, is one of India’s most well-known landmarks.<\/p>\n
Indian prime ministers address the nation from its ramparts on Independence Day, and it features on the largest banknote.<\/p>\n
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