Three explosions in Assam, five killed, 50 injured (Lead)

Sun, Nov 22 2009 11:31 IST | 150 Views | Add your comment
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Guwahati, Nov 22

Three serial explosions went off in Nalbari district of Assam Sunday morning, killing five people and leaving more than 50 injured, police said.

The explosions went off in a span of 40 minutes.

The first bomb was kept on a parked bicycle near a police station and exploded around 10 a.m.

The second went off 20 metres away from the police station, while the third was near a market.

Police suspect that militants of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) could be behind the blasts.

Nalbari district is about 70 km west of Assam's main city of Guwahati

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