Explosion at Lucknow court premises, 2 lawyers injured

Two lawyers were injured in an explosion at a court in Lucknow this afternoon. At least three crude bombs were recovered after the explosion, eyewitnesses said.

The explosion took place at the Lucknow collectorate in Hazratganj, near the district magistrate's office and barely a kilometre from the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, news agency PTI reported.

Sanjeev Lodhi, joint secretary of the Lucknow bar association, claimed he was the target and blamed another lawyer - Jitu Yadav - for the incident.