Date:31/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/31/stories/2008073150010100.htm

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Threat to set off explosions in Delhi

New Delhi: An e-mail threatening to set off bomb blasts in the national capital was received by the Japanese embassy here, which alerted the Delhi police.

The embassy and its cultural centre have been closed temporarily in the wake of the threat.

The e-mail stated that after the blasts in Jaipur and Ahmedabad, there will be bomb blasts in Delhi, sources said. Sarojini Nagar area was identified as one of the targets. The market there was targeted by terrorists in October 2005. Security has been stepped up at the embassy. — PTI