Guwahati: In what is said to be an attempt to make their presence felt, outlawed Ulfa (I) triggered seven low intensity blasts on Republic Day in Upper Assam. The militants also lobbed two grenades in poll-bound Manipur. There was no casualty reported from either of the blast site.
The director general of police Mukesh Shahay told reporters, “We have received reports of seven low-intensity blasts. There were no casualty in the incidents.”
Police said that three blasts were reported from Charaideo district, two from Sivasagar district and one each from Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts, all in eastern Assam.
The blast at Angera in Charaideo was reported to be the most powerful. It created a deep crater. In Dibrugarh town, the blast took place just 500 metres away from Chowkidingi Parade ground where the National Flag was being unfurled at an official function. Due to high security, the militants threw the bomb into a drain where it exploded, police said.
