Bomb blast
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 25 2015:
Even as Manipur police have made elaborate security arrangements for the Republic Day celebration to be held tomorrow, another low intensity IED exploded on the bank of Nambul river near Keishamthong Moirang Ningthou Leirak at around 9.30 am today.
A large number of police personnel have been deployed at all the strategic locations and important roads of Imphal leading towards the venue of Republic Day celebration.
Armed and unarmed security personnel have been put on duty just a few metres from each other.
Security forces also conducted frisking and checking drives at different locations till late night.
Police personnel were also seen deployed near all the major rivers of the State following triggering of low intensity IED blasts on the banks of some rivers in the past few days.
Today as well, a low intensity IED exploded on the bank of Nambul river near Keishamthong Moirang Ningthou Leirak at around 9.30 am.
Nobody was injured in the blast which was triggered around 100 metres away from the area where an IED exploded on January 23 .
Soon after the blast, a team of Imphal West district police rushed to the spot and inspected the site.