We've been watching the television all night at Assef's and Neelu's house; this is the first time since I've been here the house television has been on, and this time there are no cricket finals. At 6:45 pm today, bomb blasts started going off in the city. All throughout dinner, we stayed glued to the TV and watched the counts rise. As ofright now (9 pm), there have been a reported 17 blasts and 18 deaths; the political parties are pointing fingers at each other, and various ministers are asking not to point fingers, hoping to quell the possibility of any retalitary attacks.
Less than a week ago, there were 7 or 8 blasts in Bangalore, and two people died. Rithi and her family are just fine; it is still yet to be determined if these attacks are related. We were going to leave for Mumbai tonight, having one more weekend in the city. Needless to say, we aren't leaving.
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I have spend the last few days inside. Doing crosswords, watching the news, sleeping. Im going nuts. Again. We are going to leave for Mumbai tomorrow night, and when we get back, we will be going to Jodhpur and Jaipur a few days after.
There were a total of 17 bomb explosions and 49 deaths; two bombs were planted outside of hospitals to cause even more terror. There seems to be little motive for these blasts; what has been stated refers to the history of tension between hindus and muslims, especially with the 2002 riots in Ahmedabad not that faded into history.
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