Zeenews Bureau:
Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities have condemned the Delhi blast and have expressed solidarity with the victims and their families. Here’s what they had to say on micro blogging site Twitter:
Shekhar Kapur: India is seen soft targets fr terror attacks as political system protects only its own
Karan Johar: Thoughts and prayers for the families and loved ones of the delhi blast victims.....
Sonam Kapoor: Ppl who spread terror are the scum of the earth.
Boman Irani: This cannot become a way of life.
Anupam Kher: Wake up Mr. Home Minister. Please Protect the citizens of this country. Innocent and ordinary lives are equally important.
Neil Nitin Mukesh: Heard about the delhi blast. Hope everyone is ok. Plz be safe.
Rajat Kapoor: I am leaving for delhi in a couple of hours!
Yuvraj Singh: Hope everybody is safe outside delhi high court
Ayesha Takia: Pray for the families of those who`s lives were lost or injured. Hope and pray for the day when we can feel safe again! Sad day,innocent ppl hurt or lost their life Soo deeply saddened by yet another blast,y is this happening!!
Minnisha Lamba: Govt showed great preventative action in stopping #AnnaHazare. Y can`t these same resources b used 4 preventative action against terrorism?
Vishal Dadlani: Also God bless our politicians with the good sense to value our lives. Is it me, or does nothing change, no matter how often we`re attacked?
Ameesha Patel: Pathetic state of affairs.corrupt politicians in tihar n bomb blasts in our capital. Ther was more law n order when we were ruled by England. Loss of innocent lives n injuries.loss of money n reputation 2 our country. Govt doesn`t care cos they know citozens hav no option but to .
Sophie Choudry: Heartfelt prayers &condolences 2 all the victims &families of Delhi blast..If thr isn`t adequate security at high court imagine other places
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh: Feeling terrible. Deeply saddened for all those innocent people who lost their lives #delhiblast
Riteish Deshmukh: Prayers for the families and loved ones of the delhi blast victims- why aren`t we running out of patience.
Genelia D’Souza: Jst heard bout d delhi bomb blast,terribly disturbin n sad,, thoughts n prayers 2 innocent victims n der families
Pritish Nandy: Now blame game begins. Home Ministry says it had warned the Delhi Police in July. NIA to step in. (Why cant wisdom step in, instead?)
Gul Panag: Two dear friends had a very narrow escape this morning at Delhi High Court. Both shaken and numb. Sadly, some weren't so lucky:( #delhiblast
Aftab Shivdasani: Shocked and saddened by the bomb blast in delhi.. Praying for all. Detest such ghastly acts of killing innocent people..the people responsible will suffer and meet their fates..in this lifetime itself..
Jaaved Jaaferi: Condolences to the families of the Delhi blast.. Curse the bastards who commit such cowardly and heinous acts
Mandira Bedi: When will this ever end? Sad, these times we live in. Prayers for victims and their families
'''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.