[Assam] B;ast in Guwahati - TOI

[Ram Sarangapani]

 *Five people including a 10-year-old boy were killed and 16 seriously
injured when a powerful bomb planted by the ULFA exploded in a busy market
here on Friday evening - TOI*

Again? I thought that talks were scheduled for the 22nd, and all those
arrested are about to be released by the GOI and GOA (including the one
arrested the other day).

Now, the army/crpf/police will probably come in, a few more people get
killed or hurt, some ulfa arrested, the ulfa retaliates, and the PCG will
again demand those apprehended be released. The GOI and GOA stalls, talks
postponed, ulfa plants another bomb, kills a few more, etc etc etc.

This sordid tale keeps going on and on, like the energizer bunny. One could
well suspect that there must be people who actually benefit (money, power
whatever) by keeping this a burning issue.

Just absolutely disgusted!

--Ram
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GUWAHATI: Five people including a 10-year-old boy were killed and 16
seriously injured when a powerful bomb planted by the ULFA exploded in a
busy market here on Friday evening.

The bomb went off at 4.20 pm at the wholesale vegetable market at Machkowa
when it was at its busiest, killing four and wounding both vegetable vendors
and buyers, Senior Superintendent of Police Nitul Gogoi said.

One of those injured, which included a woman, later died at the Gauhati
Medical College Hospital.

The bomb was suspected to have been planted in a vegetable basket as no
crater was formed when it exploded with a thundering blast, Gogoi said.

The area was cordoned off and nearby shops and markets immediately shut down
with panic spreading in the area.

Last night, the ULFA, mainly targeting the police, carried out simultaneous
attacks in four places injuring 32 persons.

Twenty-two people were injured in a grenade attack at Mangaldoi town in
Darrang district, while an IED exploded near Purani police station of
Golakganj area in Dhubri district, injuring four people including a
constable.

In the same district a hand grenade was hurled inside a shop injuring one
person, while in Nagaon district five people including a policeman were
injured when the militants targeted the Haibargaon police station.
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