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Just before Bangalore Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians were about to start the play, two bombs went off outside the stadium. The minor bomb blast injured 5 people. After three hours later another bomb was diffused.

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Two low intensity bombs blasted in 3:15 just 45 minutes away from an IPL match between home team Bangalore Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians. The explosives was placed behind a plastic board of the wall in Chinnaswamy stadium gate no 12. Four police and one security guard were injured in the blast. Three policemen have been shifted to ICU. The explosives damaged two feet of the wall. Ten people who came to see the match were also injured. Five cases of eardrum problem due to the bomb blast sound are still in treatment. After sometimes later police tells that match will be going on and match started after 45 minutes.

Another blast was in Anil Kumble Circle just some miles away from the stadium. This was also a minor blast and no one was hurt in that.

15-15 over match was played instead of 20-20 match. Mumbai Indians won the match.

After three hours of twin blast in gate no.12, another bomb was found in gate no.8but the police diffused it. When Forensic experts along with bomb disposal squad were searching they found out this one.

Police are still investigating.

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