Bombs Kill at Least 60 in India

Debris litters the street in a historic section of Jaipur, India, after a series of bombings. A senior police official said the "medium-intensity" bombs were most likely placed on bicycles and within about 500 yards of one another. (Associated Press)

By sunrise, investigators had cordoned off the walled city. With thousands in panic, a curfew was imposed from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. to clear for the investigation, but it was proving futile.

Nizam Khan, 39, a driver, said: "We all froze. Obviously, everyone feels scared. There's a lot of brotherhood here, but terrorism shakes up all communities."

The first bomb Tuesday went off just after 7:35 p.m., outside a police station and near a market filled with people heading home from work and families shopping after sundown to avoid the blazing heat.

The second blast occurred near the city's most famous sweet shop, according to Indian news channel CNN-IBN.

Soon after, another bomb exploded outside the Hanuman temple, a popular Hindu place of worship that is especially crowded with devotees on Tuesdays, considered an auspicious day for followers of the deity. The attack seemed to fit a larger pattern in India of targeting places of worship during religious occasions that draw dense crowds. Many said the attack was similar to a twin blast in the holy city of Varanasi on March 7, 2006, that took place at a temple packed with devotees.

Other blasts occurred near a popular jewelry market and close to Jaipur's most famous landmark, the historic Hawa Mahal, or Palace of Winds.

Pankaj Singh, the police inspector general, told reporters that the "medium-intensity" bombs were most likely placed on bicycles and within about 500 yards of one another.

The attacks in Jaipur appeared to be part of a trend of attacks against smaller cities with smaller police forces, terrorism experts said.