Assam: Blast in Rangiya-Dekargaon Intercity train leaves 3 injured

Assam train blast: The explosion took place in Rangia-Dekargaon Intercity Express train at Harisinga in Assam's Udalguri, police said.

Assam train blast: Railway and police officials have rushed to the site — around 95 km from Guwahati. (Source-ANI)

Three people were injured in an explosion that took in an intercity passenger train in Assam’s Udalguri on Saturday.

The explosion occurred in a coach of the Rangiya-Dekargaon Intercity Express at the Harisinga railway station around 7.04 pm, a Northeast Frontier Railway spokesperson said.

Railway and police officials have rushed to the site — around 95 km from Guwahati. Injuries were not grievous in nature, the spokesperson added.

Read in Bangla: Explosion in Assam train

Investigations are on and it was yet to be ascertained whether the explosion was caused by a grenade or an improvised explosive device (IED), PTI reported.

-More details awaited

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