Gaya/Patna, July 8
Over a dozen bombs were planted inside the Mahabodhi temple complex in Bodh Gaya on Sunday, of which 10 had exploded injuring two monks, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said today at Talegaon Maharashtra. His response came amid reports that investigators had detained a man and were scanning the CCTV footage for the leads.

bombs a mix of ammonium nitrate and sulphur The bombs contained a mix of ammonium nitrate and sulphur and were triggered through analog clock timers Investigators believe at least three to four people may have visited the site of the attacks to plant the 13 bombs as each of the explosives might have weighed four to five kg with a cylinder. They are scanning the footage of CCTV cams installed in the complex to locate those who were carrying the bombs—possibly in bags or cartons Voter card clue A person, identified as Binod Kumar of Barachatti in Gaya district, has been detained by the police on the basis of a voter identity card which was found during searches inside the temple after the explosions

"Today, I have the information of 10 blasts. A total of 13 bombs were placed there. I will not go into details where they were kept. Two persons have been injured -- Dorji (50) and Bala Sanga (30)," Shinde said.

A day after the explosions, the monks reopened the historic Mahabodhi temple at 6 pm after special prayers. Hundreds of people stood in queue to visit the shrine.

The two monks, who were injured, are out of danger, acording to Sita Ram Prasad said, Medical Superintendent of ANMMCH in Gaya.

As a team of investigators from National Investigation Agency (NSA), National Security Guard (NSG) and other agencies looked for clues, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the state government would request the Centre that Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) take over the security of the shrine, declared a UNESCO heritage site in 2002.

An NSG team, which picked up samples from the area, has sent a preliminary report to the Union Home Ministry, saying the low-intensity bombs worked like improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and were triggered through analog clock timers.

The bombs contained a mix of ammonium nitrate and sulphur and were neatly packed in small cylinders, the report said.

Bihar Director General of Police Abhyanand said a person identified as Binod Kumar of Barachatti in Gaya district has been detained and questioned on the basis of a voter Identity card in his name which was found during searches inside the temple after the explosions. The police, however, said Kumar's role in the attack has not been ascertained.

Investigators believe at least three people could have visited the attack site to plant the 13 bombs as each explosive might have weighed four to five kg with a cylinder.

Official sources said the investigators are scanning the footage of CCTV installed in the complex to locate those who were carrying the bombs, possibly in bags or cartons, but the quality of the pictures were believed to be of not much help. Abhyanand said in Patna that lab tests have so far confirmed the presence of ammonium nitrate in the low-intensity bombs, but there was no trace of TNT or other explosive material.