Blasts rock Indian state
Police say at least 12 bombs have exploded across the northeastern Indian state of Assam, killing 56 people and injuring more than 200 others.
An official at the police control room in Guwahati, the state capital, told the Associated Press news agency on Thursday that at least four of the explosions took place in the city itself.
Around half of the dead were killed in the Guwahati blasts, with more fatalities in other cities and towns in the western part of the state.
CNN-IBN television reported that the blasts hit some of the busiest areas in Guwahati, including Dispur Road, Pan Bazar, Ganeshguri and Fancy Bazar.
One of the bomb blasts took place about 100 metres from the official residence of Tarun Gogoi, the chief minister of Assam.
More bombs exploded in Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Bongaigoan and Tinsukia districts.
G P Singh, a senior police officer, said two of the bombs in Guwahati were hidden in motorcycles or scooters.
Pankaj Goswami, who witnessed one of the Guwahati explosions, said: "The impact of the blast was so huge, a packed bus got half burnt and we pulled out a lot of injured people and sent them to hospital."
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Police say at least 12 bombs have exploded across the northeastern Indian state of Assam, killing 56 people and injuring more than 200 others.
An official at the police control room in Guwahati, the state capital, told the Associated Press news agency on Thursday that at least four of the explosions took place in the city itself.
Around half of the dead were killed in the Guwahati blasts, with more fatalities in other cities and towns in the western part of the state.
CNN-IBN television reported that the blasts hit some of the busiest areas in Guwahati, including Dispur Road, Pan Bazar, Ganeshguri and Fancy Bazar.
One of the bomb blasts took place about 100 metres from the official residence of Tarun Gogoi, the chief minister of Assam.
More bombs exploded in Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Bongaigoan and Tinsukia districts.
G P Singh, a senior police officer, said two of the bombs in Guwahati were hidden in motorcycles or scooters.
Pankaj Goswami, who witnessed one of the Guwahati explosions, said: "The impact of the blast was so huge, a packed bus got half burnt and we pulled out a lot of injured people and sent them to hospital."
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