This story is from January 26, 2020

Ulfa hand suspected in 4 explosions in Assam

Four powerful grenade explosions- three in Dibrugarh and one in Charaideo districts- rocked Assam on Sunday morning, police said. In Dibrugarh district, an explosion took place at Graham Bazar and another beside a gurudwara on A T Road, both under Dibrugarh police station. Explosions were also reported from Duliajan, and Teok Ghat under Sonari police station of Charaideo district.
Ulfa hand suspected in 4 explosions in Assam
GUWAHATI: Suspected Ulfa (I) rebels exploded four grenades at different locations in upper Assam region as the country celebrated Republic Day. There are no reports of any casualty so far.
Three explosions took place in Dibrugarh and one in Charaideo district, police said. In Dibrugarh district, an explosion took place at Graham Bazar and another beside a gurudwara on A T Road, both under Dibrugarh police station.

An explosion rocked the oil town of Duliajan whose details are still awaited, while another was reported from Teok Ghat under Sonari police station of Charaideo district. Senior officials have rushed to the explosion sites.
Police suspect the grenades were lobbed by anti-talk Ulfa (I) operatives. The Myanmar-based rebel group, which is the only active militant outfit in the state now, has called a dawn-to-dusk general strike in the state.
(With inputs from PTI)
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Prabin Kalita

Prabin Kalita is a journalist at The Times of India and is currently the Chief of Bureau (northeast). He has been reporting in mainstream Indian national media since 2001. He has been a field journalist reporting gamut of issues from India’s northeastern region and major developments in neighbouring countries like Myanmar, China, Bhutan and Bangladesh concerning India and northeastern region. He has been covering insurgency—internal and cross-border, politics, natural calamities, environment etc. He is a post-graduate in Geological Sciences from Gauhati University.

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