GUWAHATI: A day after the Army gunned down Pranjal Deka, an Ulfa rebel allegedly behind the New Year’s Day serial blasts that left five dead and over 65 injured, an explosion in a busy market in Assam’s capital Guwahati on Friday killed one person and left nine others wounded.
Police suspect that Ulfa set off the blast at Shuttle Gate, only a 100 metres from the Northeast Frontier Railway headquarters in Maligaon. Two of the injured were in a critical condition, government officials said. ‘‘A bomb planted on a bicycle went off around 6.30pm at Shuttle Gate, a busy market place,’’ said a police officer. The cycle was parked between two cars, which were badly damaged in the explosion. ASP (city) Debojit Deori said preliminary investigations pointed to the use of an IED.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi condemned the blast. ‘‘It’s a cowardly act,’’ he said. Police took the injured to hospitals and cordoned off the site. An official of the Northeast Frontier Railway said five of the injured were admitted to the railway hospital. The rest were taken to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital and a private clinic. Health minister Himanta and forest minister Rockybul visited the blast site and hospitals where the victims are undergoing treatment.
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Police suspect that Ulfa set off the blast at Shuttle Gate, only a 100 metres from the Northeast Frontier Railway headquarters in Maligaon. Two of the injured were in a critical condition, government officials said. ‘‘A bomb planted on a bicycle went off around 6.30pm at Shuttle Gate, a busy market place,’’ said a police officer. The cycle was parked between two cars, which were badly damaged in the explosion. ASP (city) Debojit Deori said preliminary investigations pointed to the use of an IED.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi condemned the blast. ‘‘It’s a cowardly act,’’ he said. Police took the injured to hospitals and cordoned off the site. An official of the Northeast Frontier Railway said five of the injured were admitted to the railway hospital. The rest were taken to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital and a private clinic. Health minister Himanta and forest minister Rockybul visited the blast site and hospitals where the victims are undergoing treatment.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/articlelist/1898055.cms
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