Pune: He had just completed six weeks of his English course atSymbiosis. On Saturday night, 25-year-old Saied Abdol Khani from Iran washanging out at German Bakery, when the blast killed him.
Pune, a university town, has 5 lakh students, 18,000 of them foreign nationals.
Since the blast was targeted at foreigners, the community is battling a wave ofinsecurity.
NDTV: Is there a sense of fear among foreign students?
Vox: I think so. It's little worrying. You just feel a little less secure, but Ihave a feeling it's going to be really okay. It's just that you have to be alittle more careful.
Vox: We just have to be careful about not going to crowded places.
Vox: I think it's better I do not tell my family that something badhappened...they will think the whole of Pune is dangerous if I tell them therewas a bomb blast in one cafe.
Vox: I have been here for six months and I felt very, very safe. And now I haveto ask myself should I go there or not.
The biggest chunk of Pune's foreign students' community is from Africa and theMiddle East. A few also come on exchange programmes from the West.
Institutes like Symbiosis are sending emails to assure parents, and advisoriesto students to stay alert.
''Unfortunately we lost a student from Iran and three others are injured. Sooverall in Symbiosis they are feeling low. Now parents are anxious. Parents arecalling, asking not to let students go out. There has been a wave ofinsecurity,'' said Vidya Yeravdekar, Principal, Symbiosis.