High intensity blast in Darjeeling, India
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Darjeeling: A high intensity blast shook Darjeeling in the early hours on Saturday, the first such incident since the indefinite shutdown to press for separate Gorkhaland state began over two months ago.
There was no report of any casualty but several shops were destroyed in the blast which was suspected to have been set off by Gorkhaland supporters near the motor stand in the hill town's Chowkbazar area, police said.
"The blast took place in the early morning at around 12:15 am-12:30 am. The blast was triggered when a police patrol van was patrolling the area," a senior police official said.
