Several individuals had been injured in a blast at a restaurant within the Heritage Street close to the Golden Temple in Punjab’s holy metropolis of Amritsar. The police, nonetheless, mentioned it was not a terror assault, however an accident.
Panic gripped because the blast occurred at busy Heritage Street close to Darbar Sahib on Saturday night time. Many devotees and locals current on the spot presumed the blast a terror act.
Appealing to take care of peace, police officers mentioned the scenario was underneath management and there was no should be panic.
A police official advised the media the blast apparently occurred in a chimney of a restaurant.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Mehtab Singh mentioned the reason for the incident is but to be ascertained.
He mentioned forensic groups had been investigating. Only windowpanes of the close by buildings had been shattered and there was no injury to the buildings.