A driveby shooting Sunday in Delhi injured two Taiwanese tourists, putting the capital and Mumbai on red alert and also raising concerns about terrorist attacks during the 72-nation Commonwealth Games next month.
The attack took place outside the Jama Masjid, Delhi's primary mosque, on Sunday when a pair of men on a motorcycle opened fire at a tourist bus, injuring two Taiwanese nationals, reports CNN. One remains in critical condition, while the other is expected to be discharged from the hospital soon.
Some three hours after the attack, a car exploded in the same area, apparently due to a bomb made from a pressure cooker, reports The Asian Age. The bomb caused no injuries. It remains unclear whether the bomb was connected to the shooting.
Bloomberg reports that local police say the attack was the work of a "criminal gang" rather than terrorists, though no arrests have yet been made.
Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper said, "There is no evidence to suggest the Games were a target," reports the Australian Associated Press. "As of now, there is no clear motive for the attack and certainly no confirmation that it had any connection with the Commonwealth Games," Mr. Hooper said.
But the United States, Britain, and Australia, one of the participants in the upcoming games, all issued a travel warnings Monday.
The Christian Science Monitor
