Serial bombs hit Indian IT hub

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BANGALORE, Jul 25 (AFP): India's high-technology capital Bangalore was hit by a string of five suspected bomb blasts Friday with at least one person killed and several injured, police said.

"One woman died and four were injured in the first blast. Timer devices were used," Bangalore police commissioner Shankar Bidri told reporters, adding the total amount of explosive used in the bombs was "equivalent to one or two hand grenades."

Assistant police commissioner A. Raghuveer said a total of five bombs went off in various different parts of the city, the hub of India's outsourcing and software industry and the Indian base of many global technology firms.

"Five blasts took place between 2:00 and 2:45 pm across the city.