Blast in Rajdhani Express in Assam, 5 killed

GUWAHATI: Five people were killed and four others injured in a bomb blast in a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express in Assam's Golaghat district early on Thursday morning.

The explosion, carried out by suspected militants, happened in the luggage van of the 2423A Dibrugarh-Guwahati-Delhi Rajdhani between Naujan and Sugajan at around 1 am, North Eastern railway CPRO Trikal Rabha said.

Five people died on the spot while the four injured were rushed to Golaghat Civil hospital. The luggage van was damaged as well as small portion of track.

The train resumed its journey at around 6am after passengers in the affected van were shifted to a 3 tier AC boggie. Top railway officials have rushed to the site.