[Assam] 14 injured in grenade explosion near Guwahati rly station

[Pradip Kumar Datta]

14 injured in grenade explosion near Guwahati rly station 
   
  Guwahati (PTI): Fourteen persons, including six security personnel, were injured, seven of them critically, when suspected insurgent group ULFa triggered a powerful grenade explosion in front of a police station near Guwahati railway station here on Sunday evening.   The grenade exploded at around 7:30 pm in front of the Paltan Bazaar police station near the station injuring seven people critically while seven others received minor injuries.   The critically injured included a minor girl, five CRPF personnel and an Assam police personnel.   The police claimed ULFA militants had targetted a CRPF patrol party in the area.   The injured were admitted to Guwahati Medical College Hospital.   Senior police and civil officials rushed to the spot and the entire area has been cordoned off.   Railway officials said here that trains would run as per schedule.   Paltan Bazaar is a busy commercial area from where long-distance buses operate and it was unusually crowded with the 'Magh
 Bihu', a major festival, celebrations beginning on Monday.   During the day, another grenade exploded at Rajivnagar of Kahilipara area of the city but there was no casualty and a house partially damaged. 









       
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