Seven killed in ULFA blasts

Nalbari, Nov 22 (PTI) Suspected ULFA militants Sunday
triggered two back to back blasts near a police station in
India's northeastern state Assam's Nalbari district Sunday,
killing seven persons and injuring 53 others.

The bombs strapped to bicycles exploded 15 minutes of
each other and 50 metres apart, Nalbari police superintendent
Jitmol Doley said.
Rumours of a third blast in the town were discounted by
the police.
The first blast which was of mild intensity occurred at
at 9.55 AM while the second bomb, planted inside the iron rods
of two bicycles exploded 15 minutes after causing the
casualty.
Though the ULFA has denied its involvement in blasts,
calling it a "conspiracy by a section to derail the peace
process", Inspector-General of Police (law and order)
Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said ULFA was indeed behind the blasts
caused by an IED strapped to the bicycles.
The ULFA's 709 battalion commander and in-charge of
lower Assam Hira Sarania told a local news channel that his
organisation was not involved in the blasts which took place
six days after it burnt down 12 oil tankers and derailed for
bogies of a goods train in Sibsagar district.
A senior police official said there were reports of a
group of nine ULFA militants belonging to its 709 and 27
battalion entering the state to carry out subversive
activities. PTI SB
DDC


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