14 injured in grenade explosion near Guwahati rly station
Guwahati (PTI): Fourteen persons, including six security personnel, were
injured, seven of them critically, when suspected insurgent group ULFa
triggered a powerful grenade explosion in front of a police station near
Guwahati railway station here on Sunday evening. The grenade exploded at
around 7:30 pm in front of the Paltan Bazaar police station near the station
injuring seven people critically while seven others received minor injuries.
The critically injured included a minor girl, five CRPF personnel and an Assam
police personnel. The police claimed ULFA militants had targetted a CRPF
patrol party in the area. The injured were admitted to Guwahati Medical
College Hospital. Senior police and civil officials rushed to the spot and
the entire area has been cordoned off. Railway officials said here that
trains would run as per schedule. Paltan Bazaar is a busy commercial area
from where long-distance buses operate and it was unusually crowded with the
'Magh
Bihu', a major festival, celebrations beginning on Monday. During the day,
another grenade exploded at Rajivnagar of Kahilipara area of the city but there
was no casualty and a house partially damaged.
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