If the necessary ingredients are present this could be a very powerful bomb, though probably not as powerful as a car bomb.

It was most probably an accident. Lightning could have struck or it could have been (caused by) the condition of the explosives there.

It's too early to conclude if he's a member of any Muslim militant group. The bomb was not ready to go but it could be assembled easily.

Street rallies are not allowed today to prevent any breach of peace.

Street rallies are not allowed today to prevent any breach of peace. All acts on the streets that tend to anger and are divisive must be discouraged and people involved are advised to go home.

The show must be cancelled so that people will go back to their homes.

The slope was so steep that when one person stumbled, they fell like dominoes.

These are the heroes of the Northern Police District.

We will go on full alert today for the May 1 celebrations. We will exert maximum tolerance against the protesters. I can assure you that violence will not come from the police ranks.

Monitor well and be ready for any contingency.