At least 50 people were injured Sunday when blasts rocked two cinemas in New Delhi screening a controversial film condemned by Sikhs, police said, while local media said there had been fatalities. A loud explosion shook the Liberty Cinema Hall in the crowded shopping district of Karol Bagh in the capital during a film screening and was followed by a bomb blast in the Satyam cineplex in neighbouring Patel Nagar. "The bomb was strapped to a seat in the fifth row of the Liberty Cinema Hall. A second bomb concealed in a bathroom of the Satyam cineplex went off fifteen minutes later," Delhi Police chief K.K Paul told AFP.
"We have sealed both the cinema halls. At least 18 people have been rushed to Lady Harding Hospital in a serious condition. There are others who have suffered minor injuries and have been given first aid," he added.
According to the Delhi Police, at least 44 people were injured in the low-intensity explosion in Liberty Cinema Hall while six people including three children were injured in the Satyam cineplex.
Delhi chief Minister Shiela Dixit said there had been no deaths, while police declined to comment on the possibility of any fatalities.
The blasts occurred on the first anniversary of the Congress Party, backed by its communist allies, taking power after ousting the Hindu nationalists.
Both the blasts took place in cinema halls that were screening a controversial Hindi film starring action hero Sunny Deol called "Jo Bole So Nihal", which is a Sikh religious chant used as a battle cry or in prayer.
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