Insurgent outfit RPF claims responsibility for Manipur blasts

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Press Trust of India Imphal
Last Updated : Apr 22 2013 | 5:45 PM IST
Insurgent outfit Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), the political wing of People's Liberation Army (PLA), today claimed responsibility for the twin bomb blasts in Manipur in which a Manipur Rifles jawan was killed and 17 others including PWD engineers and security personnel were injured.
RPF publicity chief Bankim said in a statement that the explosions were done by a special team of the PLA at Khudengthabi area in Chandel district and Sekmai area in Imphal west district yesterday.
Official sources said insurgents exploded two bombs at a place between Khudengthabi and Kwatha Lamkhai in Chandel district and at Sekmai area in Imphal West district yesterday.
In the two bomb blasts, one Manipur rifles jawan was killed and seventeen others including PWD engineers and security personnel were injured.
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First Published: Apr 22 2013 | 5:45 PM IST

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