At least five persons died and more than 30 others have been injured when three blast rocked Guwahati before the arrival of Union home minister P Chidambaram on Thursday evening.
The first one took place at around 3-30 in the afternoon at Birubari area here three persons have been injured. The bomb as kept inside a GMC dustbin.
This was followed but the blast at Bhotnath where three persons and ten others have been injured. It as planted on a bi-cycle which exploded at around 5-30 in the evening.
Minutes after it, another bomb rocked Bhanagarh area where three dead and 30 injured. The bomb exploded under the flyover.
PermalinkSubmitted by Pallavi Barua on Fri, 02/01/2009 - 00:51
The Government of Assam cannot provide security to the citizens of the State. However, it has ensured 108 ambulances to carry us when 'blasted'....
Thank you Gogoi and Band.
PermalinkSubmitted by Ranjit Baishya on Fri, 02/01/2009 - 02:27
The people of Assam fill totaly unsecuired in the condition of the serial bomb blast. To stop these type of rock, goverment as well as common people should aware. Goverment should control by any means extrimist and the illegal foreiners problems.
PermalinkSubmitted by AK on Fri, 02/01/2009 - 03:09
Well said.And we didnt have ambulance service from the government till now! The Mritunjay service, has been introduced late dec 2008!Wow! Such progress!
PermalinkSubmitted by Voice For India on Sat, 03/01/2009 - 16:48
@ALL
Can you please talking about the problem and blaming the Govt? What have we done from our part to root out this menace?
we keep on giving solution from our end in different forums and discussion in various forums and never try to implement those things and just try to blame others and just speak, speak and speak about it. <NO ACTION, & NO REACTION>
So here we should try to Act and just not speak about it and forget the next day.
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