Bomb squad defuses live bomb near Forum Mall in city

A live bomb found near a Forum Mall in Koramangala area was defused
in the presence of the public by a bomb squad team here this morning.
Talking to newspersons here, Police Commissioner Shankar M Bidari said
passersby, who noticed the object immediately reported the matter to
the police and the bomb defusal squad was summoned.

Within
minutes the bomb was deactivated and efforts were on to trace the
miscreants, he added. Mr Bidari said around 1045 hrs, a youth in his
20s, wearing a red shirt, placed the bomb on a footpath and ran away.
The materials found in the object were a microchip, explosive
materials, a detonator and oil. The object looked similar to those used
by miscreants yesterday, he added. The object caused panic among the
public, who gathered at a distance when the squad deactivated it.
Traffic on the Bengaluru-Hosur Highway, was diverted as a precautionary
measure.