Assam serial blasts toll rises to 64

Assam on Thursday was rocked by one of the most violent terror attacks in India in recent times and Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi claimed that the state intelligence service did have some idea that terrorists may strike but said: No one expected it to be this serious.

This seems to be a refrain in all recent terror activities in the country where intelligence seemed to have prior information, but yet nothing was done to stop such ghastly attacks.

Assam was rocked by a series of 13 powerful bomb blasts on Thursday morning, six in Guwahati city, two each in Bongaigain, Barpeta Road and Kokrajhar and one in Barpeta leaving at least 64 people dead and 470 injured.

According to police sources, the six blasts in Guwahati city occurred simultaneously at Ganeshguri, Kachari, Fancy Bazaar and Paan Bazaar between 11.30-11.35 am. Of the six bombs, one at the Ganeshguri was planted in a car.

Most phone lines were jammed and total chaos prevailed. Assam has long struggled to maintain a semblance of peace and Thursdays blasts have only made matters worse. After the blasts, irate mob vented their frustration on the authorities and set fire to vehicles and even police jeeps.

Curfew was imposed in Guwahati and a red alert was sounded all over the state. The curfew was lifted around 8 pm, though flights to Guwahati were cancelled.

The nature of explosives used could not be immediately ascertained and forensic reports are awaited. However, police sources said that RDX might have been used. In Kokrajhar, grenades were reportedly used, pointing to an involvement of militants. Most of the other blasts took place at auto and car parking areas.

Intelligence sources said that a new branch of the ULFA, called the 'Bravo Company', who are trained in Bangladesh might have been behind the blasts. The ULFA, however, had denied any involvement in the attacks. Top police officials also did not rule out the involvement of Bangladesh-based terrorist group Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) in the blasts.

Assam Police DIG G.P. Singh also said that ULFA may be involved behind the blast. Two companies of the 28th battalion of ULFA—Alfa and Charlie—have already signed a ceasefire agreement with the government of Assam.

State Health Minister and spokesman of the Assam government Himanta Biswa Sharma told India Today that the government will soon find out the perpetrators of this ghastly crime and bring them to book.

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[rodtorre7]

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[terroristindia]

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[arunabh28]

Fuck the news media... Is he making a movie at this moment of grief.