High security for Indian PM in Assam after blast
Police tightened security yesterday in India's northeastern Assam state for a visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a day after a series of explosions in the region killed 10 people.
The six bombings and grenade attacks in Assam's largest city, Guwahati, and elsewhere in the state left 60 people wounded.
"Security forces have been put on a state of high alert to prevent any further rebel attacks," chief minister Tarun Gogoi told reporters.
Police have launched a hunt for the bombers who they say belong to the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa).
Singh was scheduled to visit the eastern town of Dibrugarh on Tuesday to address an election rally before national polls begin on April 16.
His visit coincides with 30th anniversary of the founding of the Ulfa, and police said they had received tips that the separatist outfit was planning attacks to mark the occasion.
One powerful explosion tore through a market in Guwahati Monday afternoon, while there were three other bombings and two grenade attacks across Assam, including one at a police station.
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