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New Delhi: Five serial blasts rocked the city of Jaipur at 7:35 PM on Tuesday evening, killing six people and injuring 20 more. The blasts took place in the walled city area.

Three points have been identified by the Chief Information Commissioner of Jaipur, Rohit Singh. He says that one blast has taken place at the Manik Chowk Police Station area.

The other blast according to him has been near the Lakshmi Mishtaan Bhandar which is in Johari Bazaar.

The third blast took place in Tripolia Bazar where a Hanuman temple drew a large number of devotees on Tuesday.

The fourth blast has been reported at Sanganeri Gate.

The blasts set off panic and near-stampede situation at all the five congested localities. The area is fairly crowded, especially in the evening when people are returning from offices to their homes.

One blast went off in a car while another at a shop.

Singh, says that they are still to get confirmed reports about the locations of the blasts. He says that there is no report of any casualties yet.

All the areas that have been targetted are tourist spots. There have been Intelligence reports earlier, warning of an attack on Jaipur.

There have been communal tensions in the city, but no blasts except for the blast in October 2007 at the dargah of the Sufi saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer. Then two people were killed and 17 injured.

Source:CNN-IBN