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Seven bombs found along Assam-Meghalaya border

Just a day before the Independence Day, police recovered seven powerful bombs from a forest along the Assam-Meghalaya border suspected to have been hidden by ULFA militants for disrupting celebrations.

Updated on: Aug 14, 2009, 13:31:17 IST
PTI | By , Shillong
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Just a day before the Independence Day, police recovered seven powerful bombs from a forest along the Assam-Meghalaya border suspected to have been hidden by ULFA militants for disrupting celebrations.

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The bombs along with detonators were found from the forest in Meghalaya's Ri Bhoi district, an Assam police officer said.

Police suspect the explosives were kept by the militants for disrupting Saturday's celebrations.

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