In the run-up to Independence Day, militants on Thursday exploded an improvised explosive devise (IED) in Assam’s Tinsukia district.
However, no one was injured in the incident, a senior police official said.
The IED exploded inside a drain along Philobari bypass road near Badalbheta Tea Estate in Doomdooma area at 7.30 AM, Superintendent of Police Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta told PTI.
The SP said he was on his way to the blast site and would be able to confirm the identity of the militants only after investigations.
