Petrol bomb hurled outside Raj Bhavans main gate in Chennai
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Raj Bhavan in Chennai | File Photo: Wikimedia Commons

'Petrol bomb' hurled outside Raj Bhavan's main gate in Chennai


Chennai, Oct 25 (PTI) A Molotov cocktail was lobbed by a man in front of the Raj Bhavan's main gate here on Wednesday, police said.

The man who threw the petrol bomb was immediately overpowered, they said. A senior police official said the accused is being questioned for the motive in hurling the petrol bomb.

A Molotov cocktail is an incendiary, usually petrol, filled in a bottle and a piece of cloth is used as a wick to light it.

The BJP's state unit president K Annamalai alleged the incident "reflects the true law and order situation in Tamil Nadu." PTI VGN VGN SA

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