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Govt confirms blast toll goes up to 77

The death toll in Assam’s serial blasts has gone up to 77 on Friday with 11 more people succumbing to their injuries overnight.

Confirming this official sources here said eight people died in Guwahati, which now alone accounts for 41 deaths. Three others succumbed to their injuries in Barpeta taking the toll there to 15.

Our Kokrajhar correspondent informs that the death toll in Kokrajhar remained at 21.

Although its is widely believed to be the handiwok of the HuJi terrorists along with other jehadi outfits, police do not rule out the hand of ULFA behind the serial blasts.

Home ministry sources said some northeast groups having "external linkages could have done it an apparent reference to HuJI.

Assam police sources here also suspect involvement of the Bangladesh-based HuJi militants.

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Is this why I voted the Congress to power - to sell Assam to Bangladeshi HUJIs? I am repenting now.

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