A car exploded near the historic Red Fort in India's capital, killing at least eight people and injuring several others.
Several fire engines rushed to the scene after the blast near one of the gates of the Red Fort metro station in New Delhi. The cause of the explosion remained unclear.
Police said a 'slow-moving vehicle' stopped at a nearby red light at 6.52pm before it exploded by the Red Fort.
Ambulances streamed into a nearby public hospital, carrying several injured people. Local media reported at least 13 people were killed and 24 were injured in the explosion.
Footage showed damaged vehicles and a police cordon at the site. At least six vehicles and three rickshaws caught fire during the explosion.
Local officials are investigating the cause of the blast, which one witness described as 'window-shattering'.
The Red Fort area was cordoned off amid a heavy police deployment as officers moved through the corridors.
Outside, anxious relatives gathered after hearing that their loved ones had been brought in.
Several fire engines rushed to the scene after the blast was reported near one of the gates of the Red Fort metro station, the city's fire services said
Police officers and forensic technicians work at the site of an explosion in the old quarters of Delhi, India, November 10, 2025
Fire Brigade trying to douse fire after a blast near the Red Fort Metro Station Gate No. 1. on November 10, 2025 in New Delhi, India
Teams from the National Security Guard (NSG), National Investigation Agency (NIA), forensic department and Delhi team investigate the site where a blast occurred near the Red Fort Metro Station Gate No. 1. on November 10, 2025 in New Delhi, India
Musarrat Ansari said her brother was injured after a burning car hit the motorbike he was riding.
'He called me and said his leg was hurt - he couldn't walk,' she said.
'I was at the metro station, going down the stairs, when I heard an explosion. I turned around and saw a fire. People started running helter-skelter,' Suman Mishra, whose husband owns a hotel in a nearby area, told Reuters.
Wali Ur Rehman said he was sitting at his shop when he heard a loud explosion. 'I fell from the impact of the explosion, it was that intense,' he told news agency ANI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences to those who had lost loved ones.
'May the injured recover at the earliest. Those affected are being assisted by authorities,' Modi posted on X
Formerly an imperial palace, the Red Fort is a major tourist attraction in New Delhi. Indian prime ministers address the nation from its ramparts on Independence Day, and it features on the largest banknote.
Known locally as Lal Qila, the Red Fort is a sprawling, 17th-century Mughal-era edifice melding Persian and Indian architectural styles.
The prime minister addresses the nation from the fort's ramparts every year on August 15, India's independence day.
The wider Uttar Pradesh region has been put on high alert in the wake of the explosion.
Local media footage showed damaged vehicles and a police cordon at the site
A man reacts while speaking to the media outside a hospital, following an explosion in the old quarters of Delhi, India, November 10, 2025
Security officials inspect damaged vehicles at the site after a car explosion near the historic Red Fort in New Delhi, India, Monday, November 10, 2025
Security personnel stand beside a charred vehicle at the blast site after an explosion near the Red Fort in the old quarters of Delhi on November 10, 2025
Provincial official Amitabh Yash told local media that all senior officials in the region have been ordered to increase security at religious sites, sensitive districts, and border areas.
Meanwhile, cops in all districts of the region have been put on alert, and patrols and checks are to be increased.
Delhi was the target of blasts during the 1980s and 1990s, with public places such as bus stations and crowded market areas hit in attacks blamed on Islamist militants or on separatists from the northern Sikh state of Punjab.
About a dozen people were killed in a briefcase explosion outside the Delhi High Court in 2011 - the last such major incident in the city.
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Foreign Office warns against travel to parts of India following deadly explosion
The UK Foreign Office has issued an updated travel warning for India following a deadly explosion at the Red Fort Metro Station in New Delhi.
British nationals are cautioned against travelling to parts of India after a 'slow-moving' vehicle exploded in the capital on 10 November, killing at least 13 people and injuring several others.
Several fire engines rushed to the scene after the blast near one of the gates of the Red Fort (Lal Qila) metro station. The cause of the explosion remained unclear.
In its most recent update, The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has warned travellers against visiting certain regions due to heightened security risks.
The advisory warns against all travel within 10 kilometres of the India-Pakistan border, where the Wagah-Attari border crossing remains closed.
The FCDO also advises against all travel to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir - including Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Sonamarg, the city of Srinagar and the Jammu-Srinagar national highway.
However, there are exceptions for air travel to and from the city of Jammu, and travel within the city of Jammu itself.
Those visiting the state of Manipur, including the capital, Imphal, are also advised against all but essential travel.
In parts of Manipur, curfews and restrictions remain in place following violent clashes between ethnic groups dating back to 2023.
For Brits who are currently in these regions, they are advised to follow local authority instructions and stay up to date with local media.
The Foreign Office further warned British citizens travelling to areas under advisory that their travel insurance may become invalidated - and are encouraged to take out comprehensive insurance covering all planned activities and emergencies.
Travellers are also reminded that no travel can be guaranteed as entirely safe, with Brits advised to look at general safety advice and specific guidance for solo, woman, and LGBT+ travellers, as well as those with disabilities.
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Police believe the explosion is linked to a raid in Faridabad prior to the blast, in which a large cache of explosives was seized, as well as arrests in Indian-administered Kashmir of two Kashmiri doctors, including one from Faridabad.
The blast is being investigated under anti-terrorism laws.
The blast has sent the entire nation into a state of alert.
Heavy security had been deployed in the heart of the Indian capital, while the city’s borders were also under tight scrutiny.
Indian media reports blamed Muslims for the incident.
Police suspect the Delhi attackers were linked with Pakistan-based terrorist groups.
Indian Home Minister Amit Shah instructed officials to “hunt down each and every culprit” behind the deadly Delhi blast.
“Everyone involved in this act will face the full wrath of our agencies,” he said.
The Indian government has decided to hand over the investigation into the explosion to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The NIA is India’s premier “anti-terror” agency controlled by the federal government. The decision was taken during a high-level security review meeting at the residence of Home Minister Amit Shah.
Investigators have invoked the “anti-terror” law and are treating the blast as a possible suicide attack.
Central to the law are provisions that allow security forces to keep a person under arrest for years without formally pressing charges.
The huge blast seems most likely to be an Ammonium Nitrate explosion.
Police claim the Delhi explosion is linked to the busting of a “transnational and interstate terror module” and the seizure of a large cache of explosive material (ammonium nitrate) in a nearby town called Faridabad hours before the blast.
Faridabad, an industrial district in the neighbouring Haryana state, lies just 30km (18 miles) from the area in Delhi where Monday’s blast took place.
Police from Indian-administered Kashmir had arrested two Kashmiri doctors from Faridabad and Uttar Pradesh state’s Saharanpur district for links to Jaish-e-Muhammad, a Pakistan-based terrorist group whose members have been terrorizing Kashmir for decades.
The car that exploded near the Red Fort in Delhi has been traced to one of those doctors.
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