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Paramhans, 12 others hurt in bomb blast

LUCKNOW, May 15 (PTI) — President of the Ram Janambhoomi Trust, Mahant Ram Chandra Paramhans, two of his security guards and 10 others today received minor injuries when a bomb reportedly kept on a bicycle exploded while he was on a morning walk in Faizabad.

The condition of the Mahant, who was hit by splinters, was described as “out of danger” by doctors at the Faizabad district hospital.

A police headquarters spokesman said here that the bomb, reportedly kept in a bicycle, exploded when the Mahant, who was undergoing treatment at the hospital, was on a morning walk.