Jun 28 2008
Blast in Assam, 10 injured!
It was reported that at least 10 people were injured in a powerful blast on Friday in the eastern Assam town of Nagaon.
Most of the injured were evening shoppers or vendors. Official sources said that two of victims are critically injures and their condition is told serious.
A police spokesman said the blast took place near a railway station in Nagaon, 130 km from the state’s main city of Guwahati.
“The area was teeming with people close to a market near the railway station when the explosion took place,” the official said.
The police have blamed the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) for the blast. Two units of the ULFA have declared unilateral ceasefire, which has been welcomed by the government.
The exact reason behind the explosion is not clear yet. “We are yet to ascertain the nature of the explosion,” official added.
