11 injured in blast inside moving passenger train in Assam’s Udalguri
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Guwahati : At least 11 persons were injured in an explosion inside Kamakhya-Dekargaon Intercity Express in Udalguri, news agency ANI reported. The explosion took place in the running train at around 6.45 pm, the agency reported further.
Police say on 11 persons injured in an explosion inside Kamakhya-Dekargaon Intercity Express in Udalguri, "explosion took place in the running train at around 6:45 pm. Investigation underway to ascertain if it was a bomb". #Assam pic.twitter.com/417XW5PDpk
— ANI (@ANI) December 1, 2018
News agency IANS quoted officials as saying that the blast took place on a moving passenger train at Assam’s Harisinga station on Saturday.
A senior railway official said the blast occured in Rangiya-Dekargaon passenger train at Harisinga station of Rangiya division of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).
PRO of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), Nripen Bhattacharya, on explosion inside Kamakhya-Dekargaon Intercity Express in Udalguri: It hasn't yet been confirmed whether it was bomb blast or short circuit blast. No casualties have taken place. #Assam pic.twitter.com/33Jh6DvEll
— ANI (@ANI) December 1, 2018
The official said as of now no casualties have been reported. “The train is cuurently detained at Harisinga station,” said an NFR official.
Investigation is underway to ascertain if it was a bomb, ANI reported.
Published on: Dec 1, 2018 at 21:30 IST
By EP Web Desk (with inputs from ANI & IANS)
