AFSPA extended in 4 Assam districts amid concerns over Bangladesh disturbances
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has been extended for six more months in the districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, and Sivasagar in Assam.
Seven explosions took place on Thursday in three districts of Assam, with police sources blaming the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
No one was injured in any of the blasts which took place in four locations of Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Charaideo districts of eastern Assam almost simultaneously.
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"There is no causality or damage. The militants had planted the bombs in isolated places just to make their presence felt," a police officer said.
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Militant groups had called for a boycott of Republic Day celebrations in the northeastern region.
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