A day after terror struck during prayers at the historic Makkah mosque, police on Saturday said the situation was under control and adequate force deployed, the Times of India reported today. "The situation is under total control and there was no incident of violence," City Police Commissioner Balwinder Singh said on Saturday morning. "We have deployed adequate police force. Four companies of Rapid Action Force are deployed to maintain law and order," he added. A powerful bomb blast during Friday prayers at the mosque and a clash with the police soon after the explosion by a mob claimed 14 lives and injured over 50, including five children. Meanwhile, Old City areas this morning wore a deserted look as a day-long `Hyderabad Bandh (closure)' called by Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) to protest against the blast begun. APSRTC buses have stopped service in Old City as a precautionary step, said C Pandurang Murthy, regional manager of Hyderabad City Region.
