This story is from September 7, 2011
NEW DELHI: The government is investigating an email allegedly sent by the Pakistan-based terrorist group Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami ( HuJI ) claiming responsibility for the blast at the Delhi high court that killed at least 12 people and injured 62 others on Wednesday, a senior security official said.
HuJI, in an email sent to the media, wrote, "We own the responsibility for today's blasts at Delhi high court. Our demand is that Mohammed Afzal Guru's death sentence should be repealed immediately else we would target major high courts and the Supreme Court of India."
National Investigation Agency chief SC Sinha told reporters it was premature to comment on the veracity of the HuJI email. He, however, added that he was taking the contents of the email seriously as HuJI is a major terror outfit.
Afzal Guru was given the death sentence by the Supreme Court in 2004 for his role in the attack on Parliament in 2001.
'''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.