The CCTV footage of serials blasts at the Mahabodhi temple and adjoining areas were released today in which some people were seen running helter and skelter to save their lives.

In the CCTV footage of the blast that took place on the left side of Mahabodhi tree in the temple premises at 5:25 a.m. yesterday, a boy and a girl, aged about 25 years, were seen walking on the road immediately before the blast.

Taken by surprise at the sound of explosion, the duo were seen stopping for a brief period to find out as to what happened before fleeing from the spot to save themselves.

The footage also showed another man, aged about 30 years, walking inside the Mahabodhi temple and going up to the blast side before making a quick exit.

The smoke billowing from the blast was also captured in the footage which also showed over 100 people standing inside the temple at the time of occurrence of the blast.

The CCTV footage, which was released by District Development Officer Giridhar Dayal, SP (City) Chandan Kushwaha, and members of Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee, captured the sound of the second blast which took place in Ratnagiri temple located barely 50 metres away from the Mahabodhi temple.

In the third footage of the blast at Taradevi temple, thick smoke was seen billowing out after explosion and scores of people running away for safety.

A BTMC office-bearer Arvind Singh, who was present during the release of CCTV footage, said that the footage was released to prove that there was no lapse on the part of BTMC to maintain security at the Buddhist shrine and adjoining areas as has been proved by the fact that 15 out of 16 CCTV cameras were functional and only one being out of order.

A terror attack had rocked the Bodh Gaya temple town yesterday with as many as nine blasts taking place in a span of half-an-hour beginning with the blast at the Mahabodhi temple at 5.30 a.m. Two monks sustained injuries in the serial blasts.