At least 48 people were killed and over 300 injured in 13 serial blasts which rocked busy areas of Guwahati and three other districts in
Assam on Thursday. ( Watch )
"A total of 48 people were killed in the blasts and 300 injured," Subhas Das, a top home ministry official in Assam state, said.
The blasts took place at Ganeshguri and district court close to the chief minister's residence, Fancy Bazaar, Dispur Road and Pan Bazaar area in Guwahati. Blasts also occurred in other districts of Assam including Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon. ( Watch )
At least 25 persons have died in Guwahati which witnessed four blasts while 10 others were killed in Kokrajhar town where three explosions occurred, three were killed in Barpeta where three bombs exploded and two died in Bongaigaon when one bomb exploded, police said, adding the toll is feared to rise as more bodies were suspected to be buried in the debris at the blast sites, adding the condition of the several of the injured is serious.
A red alert had been sounded across the state following the high intensity explosions that occurred almost simultaneously at around 11.30 am triggering fires in many areas. Most of the blasts were in crowded markets.
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC have been promulgated in Guwahati following the blasts which the police suspect to be the handiwork of the banned ULFA and HUJI extremists.
The first blast in Guwahati occurred at a vegetable and fruit market at Ganeshguri in a high security zone near the flyover with a court as well as offices and homes of senior police officials adjacent to the secretariat and the Assembly. The blast caused a major fire in the area with smoke engulfing the entire market and nearby places.
The second bomb exploded in front of the Kamrup district deputy commissioner's office, injuring many and destroying several cars parked there, the sources said.
The third explosion rocked areas near the police station of the busy Fancy Bazar, triggering panic among shoppers, many of whom were injured, the sources said.
Guwahati Superintendent of Police G P Singh said that police and fire brigade were engaged in controlling the fire.
In Kokrajhar, the explosives were suspected to have been planted in a two-wheeler.
The nature of explosives is still unknown; visuals however show the explosives appear to be of high-intensity and more powerful than those used in other attacks in the country.
The Assam government suspects the ULFA may be behind the attack along with HuJI terrorists but says it is too early to reach a conclusion. Intelligence sources say that inputs of a terror threat were given to Assam specifically.
"The impact of the blast was so huge, a packed bus got half burnt and we pulled out lot of injured people and sent them to hospital," Pankaj Goswami, a witness at a blast in Guwahati, said.
In Guwahati, crowds angry with the attacks pelted police with stones. Dozens of people were wounded in skirmishes with police. At one place, police fired in the air to disperse an angry mob.
Union Home Ministry team will visit Assam for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation following the serial blasts, said Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta.
An emergency meet has been convened by the home ministry to review the situation. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has also cut short his Maharashtra trip.
A Cabinet meet scheduled for 6pm will be dominated by the Assam blasts.
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Assam serial blasts toll rises to 64by Mintudas2,911 views
after what happend to the muslims in gujrat riots every hindus that dies every one drink to that & if a gujrati hindu dies who are evil scum then throw a party.
panjabiwarrior 2 years ago
how bout ndbf
manoo1960 3 years ago
India is an occupying force in Assam and Kashmir. Why to blame outsiders for India's internal problems?
People are going mad all over the world.
God, help the humanity and restore sense!
MotamotTube 3 years ago
the indian media(all most every channel:TIMESNOW,CNN-IBN,STAR. .btw it's useless to even mention the HINDI channels)..are
all biased.Infact they feed sh*t information to people in mainland india.
they are so ill informed about the north-east
that they create a very confusing and cloudy impression of the north east in the minds of people living any where else.And lastly they
interview people who knows nothing about North-East and talks sh*t by sitting in a studio in DELHI-Dr Saikia.
strugglingprophet 3 years ago
Although ULFA has a violent track record,the media should not blame ULFA for every blast that takes place in Assam.These are the handiworks
of BANGLADESHI terrorist.The Congress govt both in the state and centre is not accepting this because they know they are failing miserably to tackle the illegal
BANGLADESHI IMMIGRATION MENACE.
strugglingprophet 3 years ago
are you crazyyyyyyyy.. what are you speaking about????? you dont blame bangladeshis but blaming hindus of bangladesh???????? your name seems assamese..... your are a blot here... with numbskull and moronish ideas??
sauravjbora 3 years ago
HOW ABOUT YOUR SELF A TERRORIST??
manoo1960 3 years ago
Apart from Armymen, Sadhvi Pragya Singh is among the five arrested for their involvement in the Malegaon blast.
manoo1960 3 years ago
HEY ARE U A HINDU BANGLA DESHI???
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manoo1960 3 years ago
I do not know why Bangladeshi Hindus should plant bombs to kill Hindus. Please make some sense.
if you are one of those psecs then come out in the open and say you want to support muslims. Do not play word games like those sickulars do.
sathshan 3 years ago