One injured in bomb blast in Manipur
Source: PTI
Imphal, Nov 30 (PTI) Suspected militants lobbed a bomb at a CRPF convoy in Imphal west district of Manipur, leaving a youth injured, police said today.
Militants standing by the roadside at Sagolband Bijoygovinda near here lobbed the bomb at a passing CRPF convoy going from Imphal to the headquarters at Langjing, about 20 km west of here, yesterday.
A bystander received splinter injuries in the incident.
The explosion occurred soon after the convoy passed through the area, police said, adding that had it exploded a few seconds earlier, there would have been several casualties.
A senior CRPF personnel said they searched the area seconds after the explosion but the militants escaped.
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