Explosion in cinema hall, four injured

Hyderabad, May 7 : Four people were injured in an explosion in a cinema hall at Chikkadpally, here late tonight.

The incident took place at the end of the second show of Lakshmi', a Telugu film, at Odeon Delux, in the heart of city.

People ran helter-skelter as there was panic in the entire hall.

The Chikkadpally police reached the spot and shifted the injured to Gandhi hospital.

One of the injured, an 18-year-old girl, was reportedly serious, the police said.

The Odeon campus has three theatres -- Odeon 70 mm, Odeon Mini and Odeon Delux. The explosion took place in the balcony of Odeon Delux, the police said.

A team of forensic experts also reached the spot and took stock of the situation. However, the police are yet to comment on the explosion and the culprits responsible for it.

UNI