Red Fort, India and terror attack
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Forensic investigations have confirmed that Dr Umar Mohammad masterminded the bomb-making operation. He created a powerful explosive by mixing ammonium nitrate with fuel oil and transformer oil.
The CCTV footage, dated November 10, the day of the blast, shows Dr Umar Nabi walking outside Faiz-e-Ilahi Mosque in the Turkman Gate area of Old Delhi.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the car explosion near Red Fort is 'clearly a terrorist attack' as he commended India for being 'very measured' and 'very professional' in the way it is investigating the deadly incident.
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The Faridabad module, recently neutralised by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, is suspected to have played a central role in supplying the explosives and planning the attack. Days before the Red Fort blast, security agencies had arrested one Dr Muzzamil Shakeel, from whom 2,900 kilograms of explosive material were seized.
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