The death toll from the blasts at a Christian religious gathering near this port city of Kerala has risen to three, according to an official statement. Kerala Convention Centre Blast: Death Toll Rises to Three as 12-Year-Old Girl Succumbs to Injuries in Kalamassery Hospital.
Doctrinal overlaps between Jews, Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses and lack of awareness outside of these communities helped fuel rumours about the community i
The first explosion took place around 9 am and multiple blasts followed thereafter, over the next one hour. More than 2,000 people were attending the prayer meeting when the blasts took place.
Tharoor urged all religious leaders to unite in condemning such barbarism and teaching their followers that violence achieves nothing but more violence.
One person died and over 20 were injured after a multiple explosions took place at a prayer meeting of Jehovah s Witnesses in the Kalamassery area of Kerala s Kochi on today morning