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Blast targets CRPF vehicle in Goalpara; none hurt
Suspected Ulfa militants detonated an IED targeting a CRPF team in Assam's Goalpara district today, but none was hurt.
Updated on: Aug 9, 2012, 16:23:25 IST
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Suspected Ulfa militants detonated an IED targeting a CRPF team in Assam's Goalpara district on Thursday, but none was hurt.
The blast, triggered from a hill, targetted two CRPF vehicles at Khardong under Krishnai police station at around 2:00pm, but they crossed the area before the IED exploded, Goalpara superintendent of police Shyamal Saikia said.
Additional forces have been sent to the area.
The explosion comes two days after a powerful bomb was recovered and defused near the National Highway 37 at Haldapara in Goalpara district.
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