There have been a series of blasts at three Buddhist sites in eastern India, injuring at least two people and drawing condemnation from the country's prime minister.
Multiple small bomb blasts hit one of Buddhism's holiest sites - the Bodh Gaya temple complex in eastern India - wounding two monks but the historic temple itself was not damaged.
Four blasts took place on the grounds of the Mahabodhi temple, or the Great Awakening temple, while another four explosions were reported at the nearby Karma temple and at a site with a 55-metre-tall (180-foot-tall) Buddhist tower.
Junior Home Minister R P N Singh said that no one claimed responsibility for the explosions and that an investigation would be carried out to find out who was involved.
But state police said they earlier warned officials that Islamic militants could target the site as revenge for Buddhist violence against Muslims in neighbouring Burma.
Officers said the blasts ranged from low to high intensity. He also said police recovered two unexploded bombs, which were defused in the area.
A Tibetan and a pilgrim from Burma suffered minor injuries in the blast at the Mahabodhi Temple and were taken to a hospital, senior police officer S K Bhardwaj said, adding that a temple gate was badly damaged.
Another explosion damaged an empty tourist bus parked near the Mahabodhi Temple, he said. The temple is a UNESCO world heritage site where Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment.
There were few people at the popular pilgrimage centres, which were targeted for the first time, according to Mr Bhardwaj.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh strongly condemned the blasts, saying "such attacks on religious places will never be tolerated".
The Buddhist sites attract a large number of pilgrims, especially from Japan, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Burma, but the main pilgrimage starts in September.
Mr Bhardwaj said there have been intelligence reports about the possibility of attacks on the sites, but he did not give any details.
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