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Two unattended bags trigger panic at Vasant Vihar market

Bomb and dog squads were called in to check the bags but nothing was found, the police said

|May 07, 2022, 17:52:55 IST

New Delhi: Two unattended bags triggered panic at a market in southwest Delhi's Vasant Vihar area on Saturday morning, police said.

The bags were found outside shop number 5 at the A-block market in Vasant Vihar, they said.

A senior police officer said the bags were left there by an unidentified foreign national, who had come to buy medicines.

After receiving a call about this, the police cordoned off the area. Nearby shops were evacuated and sand bags placed around the two unattended bags, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest) Manoj C said.

Bomb and dog squads were called in to check the bags but nothing was found, the police said.

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