A CCTV clip from the Red Fort area has surfaced, showing a fireball rising into the air on the right side of the frame around 7:02 pm on Monday, moments after the blast near Lal Qila Metro Station.

The footage, shared by the president of the Chandni Chowk Vyapar Mandal, does not capture the exact explosion but shows the burst of flames that lit up the evening sky near Gate No 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station.

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The explosion killed 12 people and injured several others, prompting one of the largest security operations in the capital in recent years.

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Panic near Lal Qila Metro Station after the blast

According to Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha,

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