After the March 7 attack on Sankat Mochan Temple in Varanasi, the terroristschose the historic historic Jama Masjid in Old Delhi as their next majorreligious target. It was around 5:20 when the first explosion took place insidethe mosque, near gate number one, near a pond used for ablutions. In theresulting chaos, while the injured were still being attended to, within fifteen minutes,followed the second blast