<p>Security was stepped up in the national capital today with special checking of in-bound and out-bound vehicles following a blast near the BJP office in Bangalore.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A senior police official said personnel have been "alerted" and there is extra vigil across the city.<br /><br />"There is an emphasis on checking the vehicles which are leaving and entering the city. We have deployed personnel across the city. There is nothing to panic," the official said.<br /><br />Police have also stepped up vigil at railway stations, ISBTs, airport, Metro stations, markets and other crowded places in the capital.<br /><br />16 people, including eight policemen, were injured in the blast near the BJP city office in Bangalore.</p>
<p>Security was stepped up in the national capital today with special checking of in-bound and out-bound vehicles following a blast near the BJP office in Bangalore.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A senior police official said personnel have been "alerted" and there is extra vigil across the city.<br /><br />"There is an emphasis on checking the vehicles which are leaving and entering the city. We have deployed personnel across the city. There is nothing to panic," the official said.<br /><br />Police have also stepped up vigil at railway stations, ISBTs, airport, Metro stations, markets and other crowded places in the capital.<br /><br />16 people, including eight policemen, were injured in the blast near the BJP city office in Bangalore.</p>