Jaipur curfew imposed as bombings toll passes 80

The death toll from the serial bomb blasts in Jaipur rose to more than 80 people today, as police imposed a day-long curfew across the heritage city.

The seven explosions saw busy markets, a jewellery bazaar and a Hindu temple covered in blood and left more than 200 people were seriously injured. Jaipur is the capital of the western desert state of Rajasthan and is one of India's premier tourist spots, known for its pink sandstone palaces. . . .

No one has claimed responsibility for the explosions. Although the attacks hit Muslim businesses, suspicion has fallen on the banned Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islamia (HuJI), a Islamist group said to be operating from Bangladesh.