Two Army personnel killed in Manipur blast

Several Army personnel were injured early on Monday morning after a powerful bomb exploded near the international border in Manipur

Two personnel of the 165 Battalion Territorial Army were killed and two others sustained injuries in a bomb attack at Lokchao in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district bordering Myanmar on Monday.

The personnel of the 165 Territorial Army were passing by Tengnoupal district’s Lokchao when the bomb was detonated. (ANI Photo)

The incident took place when two improvised explosive devices exploded simultaneously as an army truck, which was carrying a road opening party of the Territorial Army, was returning to its Lokchao post at around 5.30am, sources said. While Arjun Baral was killed on the spot, Varesho Hungyo succumbed to his injuries later. The injured are being treated at an army hospital in Manipur.