ULFA explodes bomb on Assam's oil pipeline

ULFA militants triggered a bomb blast on a crude oil pipeline in Assam's Sibsagar district, a little after midnight on Tuesday night.

ULFA militants triggered a bomb blast on a crude oil pipeline in Assam's Sibsagar district, a little after midnight on Tuesday night.

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The bomb exploded on the pipeline passing through Dishangpani forest area under Sonari police station, Superintendent of Police, Shyamal Prasad Saikia said.

Saikia said following the explosion, the pipeline was bent slightly but it was not punctured.