Assam: 11 injured in bomb blast at Tinsukia

Assam: As many as 11 people, including a woman and a child were injured in a bomb blast at Debipukhuri Pachali area of Tinsukia town in upper Assam last night. The hand grenade was kept in the dustbin which went off with a deafening sound near a shop at around 7:30pm. The injured persons were admitted to Tinsukia Civil Hospital from where the people who were seriously hurt were referred to the Assam Medical College Hospital in neighbouring Dibrugarh district.

On Wednesday, a hardcore ULFA militant, self-styled Sergeant Major Rongmon Asom alias Mecuri, was killed in an encounter with army in Tinsukia district.