Assam Cops Find "IED-Like Material" After Terror Group Says It Planted Bombs
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Assam's Director General of Police said "suspicious articles" were found with circuits and batteries, but there were no ignition devices.
The Assam Police carried out searches in several places across the state on Independence Day after the banned terror group ULFA(I) claimed to have planted explosives in at least 19 places. Assam's Director General of Police said "suspicious articles" were found in a few cities and towns, including Guwahati, and while they had circuits and batteries, there were no ignition devices. Assam Police has carried out extensive searches throughout the State today for Explosive devices. At two places in Guwahati suspicious articles were found which were opened by Bomb Disposal Squad of Police. These articles do not have ignition device inside through some circuits…
Asked about the bomb threat, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged the terror group not to hurt Assam's development and resolve whatever issues they may have through dialogue.
The police action began after ULFA(I) released a statement on Thursday, claiming that bombs had been planted in 19 places across Assam and that they couldn't be exploded because of a "technical error". The group said it had planted the bombs to oppose the Independence Day celebrations.
