Bomb blast kills 1, injures 18 in N Bengal

Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 15:07 [IST]

Kolkata, Mar 18: A bomb rigged to a cycle exploded Alipurduar town in North Bengal on Wednesday, Mar 18 killing atleast one and injuring 18 others. The bomb exploded at a super market complex at Chowpaty in a busy area of the town, IG.

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Ananth Kumar, Superintendent of Police, Jalpaiguri, said some people escaped with minor injuries. The injured have been admitted to a Alipurduar sub-divisional hospital.

The area had been cordoned off and a bomb squad has been sent to the area. The deceased has been identified as Sujit Das, 27. Extremists of the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) and ULFA are active in the area.

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Topics: kolkata, north bengal, bomb blast, jalpaiguri, klo, ulfa, terrorism in india, alipurduar

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