Published On : Sat, Dec 5th, 2015

Twin blasts in Guwahati’s Fancy Bazar area

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Guwahati/Nagpur: Guwahati witnessed twin bomb blasts on Saturday afternoon. The blasts occurred around 3pm within three minutes of each other at the commercial hub at Fancy Bazar area of the city.

According to initial reports, at least two persons have found lying injured near a dustbin where the two bombs were placed. Police said that are trying to ascertain whether the explosions were caused by bombs or grenades.

Police said that the prime suspect is on the anti-talk Ulfa (Independent), which is targeting the Hindi-speaking population of the state. The Fancy Bazar area has a high concentration of Hindi-speaking traders.

On December 1, Ulfa (I) militants opened fire at Hindi-speaking workers a a stone crushing plant at Namrup in Dibrugarh district in which two persons were injured.