Thursday, March 9 2006 10:01 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Varanasi: The blasts in Varanasi were a conspiracy by terrorists to disrupt the social and communal fabric of the temple town in which they failed miserably, Maulana Abdul Batin, the Mufti of a local mosque said yesterday(Mar 8,2006).

All the peace-loving communities stand united against any form of terrorism, the Mufti said.

Magsaysay awardee and priest of the Sankatmochan temple Vir Bhadra Mishra where two blasts occurred last evening added that the communities had managed to successfully withstand any communal backlash.