India 3rd most dangerous place in world: report

NEW DELHI - India is the third most dangerous place in the world when it comes to bomb blasts, local media reported Tuesday, citing latest data.

According to the data compiled by the National Bomb Data Centre, India is only behind Iraq and Pakistan in terms of bomb blasts -- in fact, these three countries account for almost 75 percent of explosions in the world.

India witnessed 212 bomb blasts in 2013 -- more than double of what Afghanistan (with 108 blasts) suffered, The Times of India reported.

While the number of blasts in India decreased from 241 in 2012 to 212 in 2013, casualties went up with 130 deaths and 466 injuries last year as compared to 113 deaths and 419 injuries in 2012, the newspaper said, citing the data.

Between 2004 and 2013, "there have been an average of 298 blasts and 1,337 casualties in India", it added.