Serial blasts rip through Assam, two killed
Serial blasts rip through Assam, two killed
The blasts were suspected to have been triggered by rebel outfit ULFA.

New Delhi: At least two people were reportedly killed and 18 were injured in three near-simultaneous blasts that ripped through Assam on Sunday evening.

According to security officials, the blasts were suspected to have been triggered by rebel outfit ULFA.

Maximum damage were reported from Bengpukhuri area in Tinsukia town where one person was killed and 16 injured when a car bomb exploded.

The second blast ripped through Athgaon area killing one person and injuring two others.

The third explosion took place in Fatasil Ambari area of the city but there was no report of any casualty.

This is the second such attack in less than two months. On October 1, ULFA triggered powerful bomb explosions at three places in Tinsukhia, leaving four persons dead and 31 injured.

Two people were killed when a powerful bomb blew up a motorcycle parked near a cinema hall at Uchumati in Doomdooma town of the district.

Fourteen passersby were injured in the blast, officials said. Another bomb explosion occurred near Devipukhuri Tinali at around 1745 hrs (IST) near an electric transformer in Tinsukia town, killing two persons and leaving 17 injured, they said.

The victims were declared brought dead in the Assam Medical College Hospital at Dibrugarh.

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