Assam: Three soldiers killed, four injured in IED explosion in Tinsukia, ULFA hand suspected
Three soldiers were killed after suspected militants fired at an army convoy in Assam's Tinsukia district on Saturday, defence officials said.
Guwahati: Three soldiers were killed after suspected militants fired at an army convoy in Assam's Tinsukia district on Saturday, defence officials said.
The incident took place at around 5.30 am, in the Pengeri area, Defence public relations officer Lt. Col. Suneet Newton said.
#UPDATE: Death toll of Army jawans rises to 3 after an IED blast and a ongoing encounter with ULFA terrorists in Assam's Tinsukia
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Tinsukia(Assam) attack: Visuals(deferred by unspecified time) from the spot pic.twitter.com/OuH47x05bZ
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Spoke to Assam CM who apprised me of the situation in the wake of blast in Tinsukia. MHA is closely monitoring the situation: Rajnath Singh
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We have recovered some RPGs and IEDs, ULFA could be behind this. These attacks are not related to #demonetization: L Dongal, ASP pic.twitter.com/lsHntvOXQV
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"They (the militants) had planted an improvised explosive device (IED) on the road. When the IED exploded, the convoy stopped. Then the militants fired indiscriminately," Newton said, adding that although the forces retaliated, four soldiers were injured of which one succumbed in the hospital.
Locals said that the militants had fired upon the vehicle from both the side of the road, which are forested areas.
On Wednesday, militants attacked a van of the Pengeri tea estate killing one person and injuring two others.