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By Barun Das Gupta
In probably the worst attack in Tinsukia district, militants struck near the Mahakali Tea Estate in Bordubi area today and shot dead 8 Bihari workers. They struck again near the Lankesh Tea Estate killing three labourers and injuring two. Most of the victims were from Muzaffarpur and Chhapra districts of Bihar. One person was killed in a group clash in Kakopathar area of Dibrugarh district, while in Guwahati a gas cylinder in a tea stall exploded, following arson, killing one. In Tinsukia district, three Biharis were thrown into the Brahmaputra with their hands tied. Curfew was imposed in Bordubi, Kakopathar, Dholla and Makum in Tinsukia district following the attacks. The `commander-in-chief' of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), Paresh Barua, owned responsibility for the attacks and warned of more violence if the Biharis did not leave the State. The State Government ordered today the closure of all brick-kilns, mostly employing Bihari labour, after the attack. It also suspended the Superintendent of Police of Tinsukia, Satyen Gogoi, and transferred the Deputy Commissioner, B.M. Das. The Union Ministers, immediately after landing here, flew by helicopter to Bongaigaon and visited the site of an earlier massacre where seven persons were killed. Addressing a press conference here this evening, Dr. Thakur said the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and the Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, were concerned about the situation and the Centre was determined not to allow the violence to escalate. He said what was happening in Assam now was "part of a big game to create trouble in the eastern part of the country." He blamed the ULFA for its involvement in the killings and drew attention to discussions in the Bangladesh Parliament where the insurgency in the North-East of India was reportedly described as a "freedom struggle". The two Ministers reviewed the situation with the Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi, and senior State officials. Mr. Gogoi was present at the press meet.
Kalam's concern
Our Special Correspondent reports from New Delhi: The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, today expressed concern over the violence in Bihar and Assam. The Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesman said that the President had received several representations in this regard. Meanwhile, sources said that the President had been in touch with Mr. Vajpayee.
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