Twin blasts in Manipur, narrow escape for BSF personnel

The incident occurred when the BSF personnel were patrolling on foot along Imphal-Maphou Road under Lamlai police station at about 6.10 AM.

By PTI | Updated: Jul 14, 2018, 10.08 AM IST

Twin blasts in Manipur, narrow escape for BSF personnel

IMPHAL: A group of BSF personnel had a narrow escape in Manipur when two bombs exploded in Imphal East district just after the securitymen crossed the spot where the explosives were planted, the police said.

The incident occurred when the BSF personnel were patrolling on foot along Imphal-Maphou Road under Lamlai police station at about 6.10 AM.

The bombs exploded after the securitymen crossed the spot and no one was injured, police said.

The bombs were planted at a gap of 30 metres by unknown militants.

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Manipur attack on Army: Devastating images of the ambush

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Text: PTI

In the worst such attack in two decades, insurgents on June 4 ambushed a military convoy in Manipur's Chandel district killing at least 18 army personnel and injuring 11 others.

In pic: A charred army vehicle ambush site in Chandel district of Manipur on June 4.