BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that it was an IED blast that occurred in the city's famous Rameswaram Cafe in the afternoon. The Chief Minister said that there was a low-intensity explosion. CCTV footage shows a person entering the cafe with a bag and exiting after leaving the bag. The Chief Minister informed that around eight people were injured in the blast but all of them are out of danger now.

VIDEO | Here’s what Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) said on explosion at Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru earlier today. pic.twitter.com/kZs7hNn9Lj

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Investigation is still going on whether the incident was a terrorist attack. Home Minister G Parameshwara has been directed to visit the spot in person. The explosion at Whitefield was initially thought to be a cooking gas cylinder explosion. However, CCTV footage was obtained during the investigation. The incident took place around 1 pm. The initial report is that it was the object in the bag in the cafe that exploded. Fire and Emergency Director TN Sivashankar informed that it was the bag that was placed behind the woman who was in the cafe with six people that exploded.