Bangalore, Jul 26, SPA -- A live bomb which was placed near a shopping mall in the up market Koramangala area here today was defused by a bomb disposal squad, a day after a series of low-intensity blasts shook the city. The squad rushed to the spot and de-activated the explosive device; City Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari was quoted as saying by Press Trust of India. Bomb experts of the National Security Guards along with bomb disposal squad of the state immediately rushed to the spot. It was found that the "bucket-shaped" object contained a micro-chip, detonators and explosives with oil. The bomb was "identical" to the ones used in yesterday's serial explosions in the city, Bidri said. The area was cordoned off till the bomb experts de-activated the bomb. A special team under Joint Commissioner of Police, Gopal Hosur, is on the job to uncover the plot. The city witnessed a series of nine explosions yesterday. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/577009