Dhaka: Denouncing the blast outside the Delhi High Court as a "cowardly act of terrorist nature," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked all political parties to unite and crush the scourge.
"I just heard the sad news from Delhi about the bomb blast. I am told that 10 people have been killed. This is cowardly act of terrorist nature. We will deal with it. We will never succumb to the pressure of terrorism," Singh said.
He said "this is a long war in which all political parties, all the people of India have to stand united so that the scourge of terrorism is crushed".
"My heart goes out to the bereaved families and to those who are injured I convey my best wishes," he said in a statement to the Indian journalists accompanying him on his two-day visit here.
Singh said he has spoken to Home Minister P Chidambaram on the incident.
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'''A scene from the blast site after this incident'''It is in the second time in four months that a blast occurred outside the Delhi High Court complex. An explosion on May 25 triggered panic prompting the authorities to sound a high alert in the capital and tighten security at public places, however no one was injured in that blast.
Twelve people were reported killed and 62 people injured in a terrorist attack outside gate number 5 of , in India's capital New Delhi at around 10:15am (4:45 am GMT) on Wednesday.

According to home secretary RK Singh, the explosives were hidden in a briefcase placed in the reception of the high court. At that moment hundreds of people were present on the site to get passes to attend court cases. Islamic fundamentalist organization  claimed the responsibility for these blasts. In an email sent to the media, the group demanded immediate repeal of the the death penalty given to , a terrorist involved in the attack on the . They also warned that they could target other high courts and the .

Victims injured in the attack have been taken to , , and . As the accident site is not far from the  and the Prime Minister's Office, the  have cordoned off the area.

Politicians including the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, senior  leader , former  ,  leader , and BJP president  have condemned the attacks, as have numerous celebrities on Twitter.

"My heart goes out to the bereaved families and to those who are injured I convey my best wishes," Manmohan Singh said in a statement to the Indian journalists accompanying him on his two-day Bangladesh visit.