Low-intensity blast in Imphal market

Imphal | Friday | 10th March, 2017

Summary:

IMPHAL: A day after the grenade explosion at Thangal Bazaar in Imphal city , a low-intensity bomb went off near a market at Singjamei here on Thursday evening. The blast came barely one hour after the repoll in 34 polling stations across eight assembly constituencies, including Uripok in Imphal West. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast till the time of filing this report.On Wednesday evening, rebels had exploded a hand grenade near the busy Kasturi bridge area in Imphal city, injuring at least six people, including two women. The bomb, believed to have been planted by rebels to target the movement of security forces, exploded around 4.30pm. The spot is also close to an Assam Rifles camp..