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(With inputs from PTI)

PUNE: Two people were injured and several vehicles were damaged in a low intensity blast near the famous Dagadusheth Halvai Ganesh temple here on Thursday.According to reports, the bomb was placed in a bike which was parked in the Faraskhana police station's parking lot situated close to the temple.Police have cordoned off the area and have picked up five suspects.Top police officials and Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad have reached the spot, while forensic experts are scouring the area to collect evidence, sources said, adding the condition of those injured, who were yet to be identified, was not serious.Senior police and ATS officials refused to give any further details about the incident.Pune was rocked by four coordinated low-intensity explosions on 1 August, 2012 which had left one person injured.The city had come on the terror radar for the first time when 17 people were killed and around 60 injured in a powerful blast at German Bakery, one of Pune's favourite eateries, on 13 February, 2010.Home-grown terror outfit Indian Mujahideen was blamed for both the attacks.Meanwhile, a team from Mumbai Anti-terrorism Squad has been rushed to assist an ATS team already stationed in Pune in the probe.Sources in Mumbai ATS said it was too early to conclude whether today's explosion was the handiwork of terrorists.