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Police have appealed to people to ignore rumours and carry on daily routine without fear. Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil today said investigating agencies were probing all angles to
determine whether any terror outfit was behind the low intensity serial bomb blasts that rocked the city last night. "Whether it was a terrorist act or not will be determined only after
proper investigations are carried out by Maharashtra ATS, city crime branch and central agencies," Patil told reporters after visiting the four blast sites on JM Road here. Four
coordinated low-intensity explosions struck the busy arterial JM road in the heart of Pune last night.The explosions occurred at Jangli Maharaj (JM) road at spots near Balgandharva Theatre,
Dena Bank branch, a McDonalds food outlet and Garware Bridge. Asked whether there could be a "saffron terror" angle to the incident, he said, "All angles are being probed and
it will not be proper to comment at this stage." He said the person injured in one of the blasts-- near Bal Gandharva theatre -- was being treated for minor injuries. The injured
person-- Dayanand Patil, who hails from a nearby village of Uruli Kanchan, had reportedly visited the spot opposite the Balgandharva Theatre, where a 'dharna' agitation by India
Against Corruption (IAC) was in progress. After he left the place, the explosive, which had apparently been put in his carry bag, exploded on the way, police sources said. Unconfirmed
reports said ammonium nitrate could have been the substance used in the blast triggered by small detonators and pencil cells. Police have also issued an advisory to IAC activists to wind up
the dharna pandal for security reasons. Life in the city returned to normal late night as the blasts did not cause any large scale damage. Police have appealed to people to ignore rumours
and carry on daily routine without fear. Talking to reporters, Patil said ATS and Pune Crime Branch are trying to ascertain if the blasts were terror attacks. He said few days after the
murder of terror suspect Qateel Siddique in Yerwada prison, Pune police got a letter in Marathi which threatened that the murder would be avenged. "This angle is being probed," he
said, adding that an alert has been sounded in the state and appealed the citizens not to panic. He said there was no input from central intelligence agencies about the blasts. The
Maharashtra Home Minister said Dayanand Patil, who was injured in the blast at J M Road, told the police that that he had come to the area to attend the agitation in support of Anna Hazare.
Talking to reporters, Patil said ATS and Pune Crime Branch are trying to ascertain if the blasts were terror attacks. He said few days after the murder of terror suspect Qateel Siddique in
Yerwada prison, Pune police got a letter in Marathi which threatened that the murder would be avenged. "This angle is being probed," he said, adding that an alert has been sounded
in the state and appealed the citizens not to panic. He said there was no input from central intelligence agencies about the blasts. The Maharashtra Home Minister said Dayanand Patil, who
was injured in the blast at JM Road, told the police that that he had come to the area to attend the agitation in support of Anna Hazare. The Maharashtra Home Minister also said that
preliminary probe showed that ammonium nitrate-based explosives were used, but the forensic reports were awaited. Patil lamented that while the population had risen in the cities, the
strength of the police force had stagnated, and assured that the number of policemen would be increased soon. Also, more CCTVs would be set up at key locations, he said.