கௌஹாத்தியில் உலபா கம்யூனிஸ பயங்கரவாதிகள் மார்கெட்டில் குண்டு வீசியதில் 42 பேர் படுகாயமடைந்தனர். இதில் 4 சிறுவர்களும் அடக்கம். இருவர் கொல்லப்பட்டனர்.
ULFA blast kills two, injures 42 near Guwahati
Bullut (Assam), June 13: A powerful bomb explosion triggered by suspected ULFA militants killed two persons and injured 42, including four children, at the weekly wholesale market in this town near Guwahati today.
Police said the bomb, hidden in a bycycle tied to a post of the market's concrete shed, exploded at about one pm, an hour before the market was to open, killing one person on the spot. One of the injured succumbed to his injuries while being taken to hospital.
Of the 42 injured, the condition of 32 was described as serious. Of the four wounded children, a 10-year-old was in a serious condition.
One of the dead was identified as wholesale vegetable dealer Sukur Ali (55), who had come to the market in lower Assam's Kamrup district with a boatful of merchandise.
Most of the injured were small traders and some buyers from Hajo town, seven km from here and 30 km from Guwahati.
The 32 seriously injured people were taken to Gauhati Medical College Hospital and the rest were admitted to local hospitals, police said.
Senior police and civil officials said the toll would have been higher had the blast occurred during the market's working hours.
In 1983, the market had witnessed two powerful bomb explosions that killed several persons.
State Revenue Minister Bhumidhar Barman announced Rs three lakh would be paid as relief to the kin of the dead and Rs 10,000 to the injured. Free medical treatment will be provided to the injured, he said.
Bureau Report
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