Thirteen people were injured when suspected militants triggered a blast in the Debipukhuri Pachali area of Tinsukia town on Thursday evening, the police said.
All the injured were rushed to nearby civil hospital. Three of the 13 are in serious condition, according to sources.
Superintendent of Police MJ Mahanta said preliminary investigation indicated it was a low intensity bomb triggered by a timing device.
The owner of the shop was identified as Upendra Yadav. Senior police officials, Tinsukia DC Puru Gupta and SP Mugdhajyoti Mahanta rushed to the spot.
Police said unidentified militants also lobbed a grenade at the residence of a tea garden owner in Guijan area in the district in the early hours of Thursday. No one was injured in the attack.
Those responsible for the explosions were yet to be ascertained, police said.
A day before the blast – on Wednesday – a hardcore ULFA militant, self-styled Sergeant Major Rongmon Asom alias Mecuri, was killed in an encounter with army in Tinsukia district.
When asked as to how they are controlling the situation in the area, Mahanta said, . He confidently claims that they can take care of the situation.
He confidently claims that they can take care of the situation. Another media person asked Mahanta if there is a possible link between the blast happening in a English-speaking crowd area, to which he said,
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