Blasts ahead of I-Day
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 12 2017:
Two bomb blasts rocked the State today ahead of the Independence Day celebrations.
Unidentified individuals suspected to be underground militants carried out a low intensity IED blast at Wangjing Tekcham Leikai Ward number 9 under Heirok police station, Thoubal district at around 7.15 pm today .
According to a reliable source, the blast occurred some 150 meters away from BSF personnel who were on ROP party and who were approaching their camp from Wangjing Wangkhei side .
The blast took place near a pond located 300 meters away from the BSF Camp on the Northwest direction .
There is no report of any injury due to the blast till the time of filing this report
A case has been registered at Thoubal police station .
In another incident, a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in front of the Sunrise Club, Moreh at no man's land between India and Myanmar at around 5.30 am today, informed a source .
However, there is no report of casualty.