Serial blasts in Guwahati, 5 killed, 30 injured
Three bombs exploded in various parts of Guwahati killing 5 and injuring over 30 people. One of the blasts took place in the Birubari area injuring three persons.
By Agencies |
GUWAHATI: Three blasts have rocked Guwahati hours before home minister P Chidambaram is supposed to land in the city. The serial blasts at Bhootnath, Birubari and Bhangagarh have left a trail of devastation over a wide area. Several people are suspected to be injured according to current count.
At least 5 people have been killed and 30 injured when a suspected cycle bomb exploded at Bhootnath locality, which falls on the route Chidambaram was to take, shortly before his arrival here on a visit.
Three persons were injured in a blast outside a Big Bazar retail chain outlet at Bhangagarh, an upmarket commercial area near Guwahati Medical College.
One of the blasts that took place in the Birubari area injured three persons.
Official sources said the Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) kept in a Gauhati Municipal Corporation dustbin went off at around 3.30 pm.
The injured were admitted to the hospital and were identified as Altaf Ali, Fatema Begum and Raul Ali, sources said.
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The dustbin was kept near A TB hospital. Police rushed to the area and investigations were on. A police spokesman said that none of Assam's multiple ethnic or tribal militant groups had immediately accepted responsibility for the blasts.
In the past two decades, more than 10,000 people have lost their lives to terrorism in Assam, which is known for its tea, timber and oil reserves.
Earlier, the state witnessed serial blasts on October 30 killing 88 people.
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