Blast in Assam Kills One, Injures Three Others

Goalpara: One person was killed and three others injured in a blast in front of a police station in Assam's Goalpara district today.

Police say at around 8 am, an IED or Improvised explosive device allegedly planted on a bicycle exploded outside the Krishnai police station.

The injured have been taken to hospital where they are being treated.

The police have sealed the Assam-Meghalaya border near the district.  They suspect that the blast was jointly carried out by militant outfits United Liberation Front of Assam and the Garo National Liberation Army.