Guwahati Blasts
5 dead, 51 injured in serial blasts
Guwahati, Jan 1: Three blasts took place in crowded areas of Guwahati today (Thursday), shortly before the arrival of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram.
The Assam Chief Minister's Office confirmed that the low intensity blasts have left five persons dead and 51 others injured.
The first bomb exploded in the Birubari area, injuring three persons.
At least four people were injured when a suspected cycle bomb exploded at Bhootnath locality, which falls on the route Chidambaram was to take, shortly before his arrival.
Three persons were injured in a blast outside a Big Bazar retail chain outlet at Bhangagarh, an upmarket commercial area near the Guwahati Medical College.
Earlier, an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) kept in a municipal corporation dustbin went off at around 3:00pm leaving three persons wounded.
Assam DGP, GM Srivastava has said, “One person is in critical condition. We can confirm that the perpetrators are ULFA.”
''We had information that an ULFA cadre has sneaked into the city and was planning to carry out subversive activities on either December 31 or January one. The security was alerted and as such the attacks were not carried out in an organised manner'', Srivastava told reporters.
"The outfit had plans to carry out subversive activities on a large scale but it was 'foiled by our alert force. The security was tight, checkings were on and the bombs were thrown in a disorganised manner, except in Bhootnath area where the bomb planted in bicycle was kept in front of a shop'', he said.
The DGP expressed regret that the local public were not alert enough at Bhootnath as the bomb was planted there. The police have identified the cadre who had sneaked into the city to carry out the blasts and he was a new recruit.
He said "militants usually strike on such days to make their presence felt and send a message to the common people that they exist."
The injured have been rushed to a hospital and they were identified as Altaf Ali, Fatema Begum and Raul Ali. Police have cordoned off the blast sites.
The state witnessed serial blasts on October 30, killing 88 people.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to arrive in Guwahati on Friday.
Source: Press Trust of India (PTI)
Serial blasts in India's northeast 'kill five'
3 blasts in India's northeast leave 5 dead
Guwahati, Jan 1: Three blasts took place in crowded areas of Guwahati today (Thursday), shortly before the arrival of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram.
The Assam Chief Minister's Office confirmed that the low intensity blasts have left five persons dead and 51 others injured.
The first bomb exploded in the Birubari area, injuring three persons.
At least four people were injured when a suspected cycle bomb exploded at Bhootnath locality, which falls on the route Chidambaram was to take, shortly before his arrival.
Three persons were injured in a blast outside a Big Bazar retail chain outlet at Bhangagarh, an upmarket commercial area near the Guwahati Medical College.
Earlier, an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) kept in a municipal corporation dustbin went off at around 3:00pm leaving three persons wounded.
Assam DGP, GM Srivastava has said, “One person is in critical condition. We can confirm that the perpetrators are ULFA.”
''We had information that an ULFA cadre has sneaked into the city and was planning to carry out subversive activities on either December 31 or January one. The security was alerted and as such the attacks were not carried out in an organised manner'', Srivastava told reporters.
"The outfit had plans to carry out subversive activities on a large scale but it was 'foiled by our alert force. The security was tight, checkings were on and the bombs were thrown in a disorganised manner, except in Bhootnath area where the bomb planted in bicycle was kept in front of a shop'', he said.
The DGP expressed regret that the local public were not alert enough at Bhootnath as the bomb was planted there. The police have identified the cadre who had sneaked into the city to carry out the blasts and he was a new recruit.
He said "militants usually strike on such days to make their presence felt and send a message to the common people that they exist."
The injured have been rushed to a hospital and they were identified as Altaf Ali, Fatema Begum and Raul Ali. Police have cordoned off the blast sites.
The state witnessed serial blasts on October 30, killing 88 people.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to arrive in Guwahati on Friday.
Source: Press Trust of India (PTI)
Serial blasts in India's northeast 'kill five'
3 blasts in India's northeast leave 5 dead
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