Centre to probe Bangalore blast: Sushilkumar Shinde

KOLKATA: The Centre would start an inquiry into the bomb blast near BJP office in Bangalore which left 16 persons injured, Union Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said today.

"I came to know of the Bangalore blast and will start an inquiry into the incident. I will also have interaction with the Karnataka government and the police department," Shinde told reporters here after the Eastern Zonal Council meeting here.

Asked whether it was an act of terror, Shinde replied that this would be made known only after the probe was over.