By Shivam Patel and Shilpa Jamkhandikar NEW DELHI (Reuters) -At least eight people were killed on Monday in a car explosion near the historic Red Fort in a densely populated area of the Indian capital Delhi,

Police in India's capital say a car exploded near the city's historic Red Fort , killing at least eight people and triggering a fire that damaged several vehicles parked nearby

Government says the deadliest explosion in a decade in Delhi was a ‘heinous terror incident, perpetrated by anti-national forces’

The two deadly attacks are separate, and no evidence currently links the two. But for the two South Asian rivals, the political shockwave caused by the blasts are a stark reminder of the lingering security issues that fester below the surface throughout the region.

Investigators looking into the fatal car blast near the Red Fort report that the suspect created a hidden communication network through Threema — a Switzerland-based encrypted messaging platform that is prohibited in India.

Indian police have launched a series of investigations following the discovery of what they claim is a “militant hideout” in the northern state of Haryana earlier this month.

NEW DELHI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - At least eight people were killed and 20 injured on Monday when a car exploded near the historic Red Fort in India's capital, Delhi, police said, a rare blast in the heavily guarded city of more than 30 million people.