Guwahati: United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) today claimed responsibility for the attack on an Army convoy in Tinsukia district in which three soldiers were on Saturday killed.
The 15 Kumaon Regiment of Indian Army at Burhi Dihing, Tinsukia, was attacked yesterday morning, the banned outfit said in a statement, adding at least four jawans were seriously injured in the ambush.
The attack was carried out by ULFA (I) and the Coordination Committee (CorCom), an umbrella body of militant groups People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak, People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (Progressive), Revolutionary People's Front and United National Liberation Front, the statement said.
Tinsukia district Superintendent of Police Mugdhajyoti Dev Mahanta said the ambush was carried out jointly by NSCN(K) and ULFA(I) militants and they used sophisticated weapons, including Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG), AK-47 rifles and mortars.
The 15 Kumaon Regiment of Indian Army at Burhi Dihing, Tinsukia, was attacked yesterday morning, the banned outfit said in a statement, adding at least four jawans were seriously injured in the ambush.
The attack was carried out by ULFA (I) and the Coordination Committee (CorCom), an umbrella body of militant groups People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak, People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (Progressive), Revolutionary People's Front and United National Liberation Front, the statement said.
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