Probe into blast underway: Gaikhangam
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 13 2015 :
Investigations into the March 11 Imphal Khwairamband temporary market shed bomb blast are on, Home Minister Gaikhangam informed Manipur Assembly on Friday.
It has been confirmed that the explosion at the Khwairamband temporary market shed on March 11was caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), Gaikhangam further said, informing that police believed the unidentified assailants used a remote control device in triggering the blast.
An First Information Report (FIR) has been registered in connection with the blast incident and investigations are on, he informed the House.
Three persons were killed and over 20 others injured in the blast, he added.
He said all injured victims of the blast are undergoing treatment at different hospitals.
Gaikhangam described the blast as "very unfortunate incident" .