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Militants attack MLA’s house in Imphal

Iboyaima Laithangbam

IMPHAL: The house of T. Nandakishore, MLA of Imphal West district in Manipur, was attacked by militants on Sunday. A Chinese-made hand-grenade was thrown into the house but there was no casualty in the explosion.

Mr. Nandakishore said militants, identifying themselves as members of the Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council), had sent him a message expressing their desire to talk with him on certain matters. So far, no militant organisation has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Bomb defused in temple

In Tripura, Manipuris have become targets of Islamic terrorists who had sneaked into the State from Bangladesh. On Sunday, a powerful bomb connected to a mobile phone was found in a Manipuri temple at Radha Nagar where a few thousand devotees had assembled on the occasion of Durga Puja. However, the bomb was detected and in the presence of senior police officers, including the Director-General of Police Pranay Sahay, it was defused.

On Wednesday, four synchronised bombs went off in Tripura in two markets, a bus stand and a residential locality. More than 100 people were injured. Eight seriously wounded persons were airlifted to Kolkata and Guwahati. Top officials of the Intelligence Bureau, the National Security Guards and State police are working to track down the terrorists. So far, six suspects, including three Bangladeshi nationals, have been arrested.

The Tripura government has announced cash rewards of between Rs.1 lakh and Rs.5 lakh to anyone providing vital information that may lead to the arrest of the terrorists behind the blasts.

Security has been tightened in areas where there is a mix of Manipuris and people of Bangladeshi origin.

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