It was a usual Monday evening at Red Fort. Vendors were peddling their wares, and shoppers were wandering the streets. Then, suddenly, around 6.40-6.45 pm, a loud explosion shattered the calm.

“The blast was so loud that the buildings shook. We were so scared… there was a huge fireball in the air… the entire place was lit up because of the flames…,” said Shamim, a jacket vendor in the kabootar market.

“I ran towards Red Fort and saw a small Ferris Wheel on fire. People on the ride were screaming for help… by the time we made our way to the blast site, we saw police cars zipping past us and policemen started shouting at us to clear the way.”

At least eight people were killed and several others were injured in the blast in a car outside Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station. Six cars,

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