Tuesday, December 11, 2007

ULFA targets security forces, 3 grenade attacks in Assam

Seven people were critically injured when a powerful grenade exploded in front of Paltan Bazaar police station near the Guwahati Railway Station at around 1930 hours IST.The critically injured included a minor girl, CRPF personnel and a Assam police personnel. Police claim the militants targeted a CRPF patrol party in the area.In another incident, three militants lobbed a grenade at an Army camp of 44 Field Regiment at Halua under Borhat police station in Sivasagar district at 1945 hours IST. But the grenade exploded a few metres away from the camp.There was no casualty and the army personnel opened fire at the militants who managed to escape into the nearby jungles.During the day, another grenade exploded at Rajivnagar in Kahilipara area of the city but there was no casualty and a house was partially damaged.

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