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Blasts in Assam, Manipur on Independence Day
India Today Bomb blasts in Assam and Manipur marred an otherwise peaceful Independence Day celebration across India on Thursday that also saw Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi take on the prime minister and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah … Blasts in Assam, Manipur Serial blasts rock Assam on Independence Day; Bomb explosion in Manipur too Manipur, Assam on high security alert |
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A powerful bomb exploded a few minutes before the celebrations of Independence day on Thursday in Manipur but no casualty was reported. The bomb, planted by insurgents, went off at around 8.20 am at Moirangkhom petrol pump area, about 400 metres from the 1st Manipur rifles parade ground where the main function of the I-Day celebrations would be held from 9 am with Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh as the chief guest.