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This is an archive article published on October 30, 2008

ULFA may be behind serial blasts: Assam Govt

Assam Govt said the banned ULFA may have perpetrated the serial blasts in the state but it was too early to reach a conclusion.

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The Assam government on Thursday said the banned ULFA may have perpetrated the serial blasts in the state but it was too early to reach a conclusion.

8220;It is very early to make a conclusion but ULFA has a history of triggering serial blasts,8221; Assam8217;s Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters minutes after the explosions.

Sarma said the objective of the triggering the blasts in the crowded places was to claim more lives.

8220;Most of the bombs were planted in crowded places like markets and office complexes. So it shows that the perpetrators wanted high casualty,8221; he said.

The Minister said one of the blasts took place close to the state capital complex in Ganeshguri.

 

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