The series of bomb blasts in Lucknow, Faizabad and Varanasi resulted in the killing of 18 people and many mire are seriously injured. The terrorists’ targeted lawyers’ and the bombs were placed in the court premises in Lucknow and Faizabad while in Varanasi, the bombs were placed in the collectors’ office.

The bomb blasts come after the twin bomb blasts in Hyderabad., The police suspect that the two are the handiwork of the same terror group. The blasts have led the police in twin cities to announce a high alert in Hyderabad.