Serial blasts rock Assam, Manipur on Independence Day

A series of blasts were reported in Assam and Manipur on Independence Day, there were no casualties reported.

Suspected ULFA- Independent militants exploded four bombs in various parts of Assam's Tinsukia district today as the state celebrated the 70th Independence Day.
    

There was no casualty or injury in any of the explosions.
    

An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near Indira Gandhi School at Laipuli on the outskirts of district headquarters of Tinsukia town at 7.15 AM, the police said.
    

This was followed by another explosion in line no.6 of Badlabhata tea estate in Doomdooma area where the third IED was also set off at Masuwa locality, they said.
    

The fourth one exploded at Gamtumati in Philobari area where ULFA-I militants on August 12 night had shot dead two persons and injured six others in indiscriminate firing at Bahbon village.

Manipur blast

Two bombs, suspected to be improvised explosive devices (IEDs), were exploded at separate places in the state an hour before the official Independence Day programme started at the Manipur Rifles Parade Ground here, police said.
    

No death or injury to anyone was reported. The first bomb exploded at around 8.20 AM next to a saloon at Tera Bazaar in Imphal West district, police said.
    

The second bomb went off at about 8.33 AM near the gate of Manipur College behind Assam Rifles post in Imphal West district, 3 km from here.
    

Police said no one was arrested in this connection. Ahead of the Independence Day several militant organisations had given a call to boycott the celebrations in the state.

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