Seven injured in Assam blast

At least seven persons, all of them Hindi-speaking, were injured in a car bomb explosion triggered by the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) here on Friday.

Tinsukia (Assam), May 4 : At least seven persons, all of them Hindi-speaking, were injured in a car bomb explosion triggered by the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) here on Friday.

The timed explosive placed in a jeep blew up near a wholesale grain market on Chamber road, which is dominated by Hindi-speaking traders, police said.

The injured were rushed to Dibrugarh District's Assam Medical College Hospital, police said.

Meanwhile, the Indian Army today averted a major tragedy by timely detecting an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which was placed at Chikajan in Tinsukia to target a military patrol team by the ULFA.

Three persons have been apprehended for questioning in connection to it.

The weight of explosives in the seized IED was approximately 40-45 kgs, which could have blown up two vehicles moving together, according to the patrol team that recovered the IED.

The IED was placed inside a gas cylinder that was cut from below.

On detection, the Bomb Disposal team of 55 Engineer Regiment based at Dinjan rushed to the spot and the area was cordoned off.

Security has been beefed up in upper Assam, which is an ULFA stronghold.

ANI