GAYA: Five people including two tourists were injured in a serial blast near Mahabodhi temple complex at Bodh Gaya 110 km from Patna on Sunday morning.

According to Gaya police, the blasts took place in quick succession between 5.30 am and 6 am in the temple complex and near Mahabodhi tree.

Senior police officers, including DIG of Magadh range, have reached the world heritage site Mahabodhi temple. Forensic experts from Patna too have rushed.

Two Tibetan pilgrims who have been injured are admitted in AM College at Gaya , police said.

CRPF personnel and fire tenders have been rushed to the spot.

Mahabodhi temple had been on the hit list of the terrorists and IB had sent an alert last week. The temple was named a Unesco world heritage site in 2002.

It houses the holy bodhi tree as well as the giant Mahabodhi statue of Buddha , and multiple shrines marking the places where he is believed to have spent time after his enlightenment.

After his meditations beneath the tree, Buddha is said to have devoted the rest of his life to teaching and he founded an order of monks before dying aged 80.