[Assam] ULFA blast kills one in Assam (http://www.ndtv.com, 02.10.2006)

[Buljit Buragohain]

ULFA blast kills one in Assam 
   
  Kishlay Bhattacharjee

Monday, October 2, 2006 (Guwahati):


  One person has died and at least 17 people have been injured in a bomb blast near a puja pandal in the Dhemaji area of upper Assam. 

The blast occured past Sunday midnight as the state geared up to join the rest of the country to pay homage to the apostle of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary.

Dhemaji police said rebels of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) hurled a hand grenade at a mobile police patrol party.

The patrol party had just stopped near the puja pandal at Nalanipalam area of the town around 12.15 am (local time).

Though the grenade failed to directly hit them, the explosive fell on a pile of bricks causing it to burst. 

The splinters killed a seven-year old boy, Debabrata Dhingia and injured 20 persons in the large crowd of pandal hoppers. 

The grenade splinters also caused the tyres of the police vehicle to burst, police said. 

City Superintedent of Police rushed to the spot, cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to nab the culprits who fled soon after the blast.

The ULFA had two years ago exploded a bomb at the official Independence Day celebrations in Dhemaji killing over 15 school going children and women.

The Centre had resumed army operations, which were suspended after revoking the ceasefire on September 24. (With PTI inputs) 


 				
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