Indian PM calls deadly Delhi blast 'conspiracy'

INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week called a deadly car explosion in the heart of the capital a “conspiracy”, vowing those responsible will face justice.

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A boy sits at a closed market near the blast site, after an explosion in the Red Fort area in the old quarters of Delhi. | AFP

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Police are yet to give exact details of what caused this week's incident near the historic Red Fort, one of India’s most well-known landmarks, and the site of the prime minister's annual Independence Day speech.

The blast killed at least eight people, and 19 others were injured when flames ripped through several vehicles.

It was the first significant security incident since a shooting attack in late April left 26 people, mainly Hindus, dead at the tourist site of Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, triggering clashes with Pakistan.

“Lassure everyone that the agencies will get to the bottom of the entire conspiracy,’ Modi said in a speech during a state visit to neighbouring Bhutan, without giving further details.

“All those involved will be brought to justice,’ he said.