Explosions hit India's Kerala, leaving one person dead

At least one person was killed and several were injured in a series of explosions at a convention centre in the southern Indian state of Kerala on October 29 where a Christian group was holding a prayer meeting.

The incident took place during a Jehovah’s Witnesses convention at the centre in Kalamassery, about 10 kilometres (6.21 miles) northeast of Kochi, according to Dawn.

The group was holding a three-day zonal convention that had seen more than 2,000 registrations.

“One person has been killed, and two other people are critical, others are in the hospital,” Pinarayi Vijayan, chief minister of the southern state of Kerala told reporters. “Further details are being ascertained.”

He said the incident was very unfortunate and that the police have taken it very seriously. The police are collecting the details.