Militant outfit claims responsibility for BSF camp blast

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Press Trust of India Imphal
Last Updated : May 10 2018 | 6:46 PM IST

Militant outfit People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) today claimed responsibility for the blast outside a BSF camp in Manipur that left two securitymen killed and three civilians injured.

In a statement, the PREPAK said the bomb explosion was carried out by its cadres near the gate of the Border Security Force (BSF) camp at Koirengei in Imphal East district.

Two BSF personnel were killed and three civilians injured in the blast that took place outside the gate of BSF's Manipur Sector Head Quarters at Koirengei yesterday afternoon.

The PREPAK was formed in 1977 and its main demand is the expulsion of outsiders from Manipur.

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First Published: May 10 2018 | 6:46 PM IST

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