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Bomb blast leaves six injured
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 12 2014 :
At least six persons were injured when a powerful bomb exploded at Langthabal Kunja Mayai Leikai on the western side of Imphal-Moreh highway at around 9.25 am today.
According to information culled from the spot, the bomb went off around 15 minutes after the Chief Minister went past the spot along the highway and just a few seconds after a convoy of Assam Rifles went past the site.
The spot where the bomb exploded was frequented both police and Assam Rifles troops.
Today too, some AR personnel were a few metres away on ROP duty when the bomb exploded.
Six persons travelling in a diesel auto-rickshaw sustain-ed injuries in the explosion.
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All of them were heading to Lilong from Imphal.
The injured victims who were taken to RIMS have been identified as Md Alludin Khan (35) s/o Maludin of Lilong Chingkham Maning Leikai, Thongam Leibak-macha (62) of Thoubal Khek- man and his grandson Thon-gam Premchand (6) s/o Jiten, Asem Bijoy (38) s/o Shyam-kishore of Thoubal Khekman, Md Ziaur Rehman (28) s/o Md Habibur of Lilong and Rabina Begum (30) w/o Ubei of Lilong Ushoipokpi.
Not long after the explosion, top ranking police officers and bomb disposal squads arrived at the scene.
According to a bomb disposal squad, the bomb which exploded today would have been a remote-controlled IED.
DGP Shahid Ahmad too came and inspected the blast site at around 10.20 am.
Later taking strong exception to the bomb attack, Meira Paibis of Langthabal Kunja Mayai Leikai staged a protest demonstration near the blast site.
Mani Devi, one of the protesters said that the blast site was a place for waiting public vehicles by students and also a resting place for many commuters.
Planting bomb at such place was quite dastardly.
She also urged upon all concerned to explain why and who planted the bomb there.
It is reported that the bomb was planted on the branch of a tree growing alongside the highway.
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