One killed in Assam grenade attack

One person was killed and at least seven others were injured after the anti-talk faction of the ULFA militants lobbed a grenade at a crowded place in Assam Wednesday evening, police said.

Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) S.N. Singh confirmed the incident in Bokolia area in Karbi Anglong district and said an operation was on to arrest the culprits.

Police said two militants came on a motorcycle and lobbed a grenade at a crowded place in Bokolia, a small township.

"Eight persons were injured during the incident. One of them succumbed to his injuries before reaching a hospital," police said.

On Tuesday, cadres of the same militant outfit triggered two grenade blasts at Lakhimpur town, injuring five civilians. A grenade was recovered by police from another location, almost simultaneously.

S.N. Singh said that cadres of the anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), led by its commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah, intensified the subversive activities ahead of the Independence Day celebrations.