At least six persons, including a sub-divisional police officer and three policemen, were seriously injured in an ambush by ULFA militants in Upper Assam's Sibsagar district on Tuesday.
The police said the sub-divisional police officer Jayanta Sarathi Bora and his team were travelling near the Khona Tea Estate when they discovered an object near the bridge.
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On approaching the object which looked like a box, it exploded as a result of which Bora and three policmen were injured.
Two other civilians who were nearby were also injured.
They have been admitted to the Assam Medical College Hospital at Dibrugarh.
A massive hunt have been launched to nab the ultra who managed to escape.
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