(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-08-26 08:25

NEW DELHI - At least 34 people were killed and 40 more injured as two bomb blasts rocked Hyderabad, capital city of Indian southeastern state of Andhra, Saturday evening, New Delhi Television reported.

At least 34 people were killed and over 40 more injured as twin blasts rocked two places in Hyderabad, capital city of Indian southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh Saturday evening.[Xinhua/Reuters Photo]

The first explosion took place at Lumbini Park near the state secretariat at around 8 pm local time, killing at least 10 people.

Another blast happened at a commercial area 15 minutes later, killing at least 24.

The blast occurred when a laser show was on at Lumbini Park.

Medics move a person injured in a bomb blast on a stretcher, at a hospital in Lumbini Park in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad August 25, 2007.[Xinhua/Reuters Photo]

The police said the blasts were meticulously planned and executed, but the cause of the blasts was still unknown.

The police cordoned off the areas and sounded a red alert across the city and conducted searches at railway stations and bus depots.

The injured people were sent to a nearby hospital immediately.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemned the blast, and expressed his deep concern.