NEW DELHI: Eight people died on Monday evening in a blast that occurred near Gate 1 of Red Fort Metro Station. Delhi police and several other agencies, including the fire department, forensic team, National Security Guard (NSG) and National Investigation Agency (NIA), are at the spot to investigate the incident. Soon after the blast, PM Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah took stock of the situation. Shah, in a briefing, said that the blast occurred in a Hyundai i20 car at the Subhash Marg traffic signal near the Red Fort in Delhi, injuring some pedestrians and damaging some vehicles. Talking about the incident, Delhi fire chief AK Malik said that the blast occurred at around 6.55 on Monday evening outside the gate of Chandani Chowk metro station. Eyewitnesses said that pa

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