Blasts at Hyderabad: 30 killed, 40 injured

At least 30 people died and 40 were injured in two blasts at two places in Hyderabad on Saturday evening. The blasts occurred at around 1930 hrs IST—the first at Lumbini Park on Necklace Road near the state Secretariat and the second 15 minutes later at Gokul Chat shop, a popular eating joint in Koti. The two places are eight km apart. Several hundred people had gathered at an auditorium in Lumbini Park for a laser show off the Hussain Sagar Lake. Reddy said around 500 people were in the auditorium when the blast ripped through the middle row of seats.