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| Three killed in Assam train blast | |
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| A bomb has exploded in a passenger train in India's north-eastern state of Assam, killing at least three people. | |
| Assam police chief GM Srivastava told the BBC that 23 other passengers had been injured, some of them seriously. | Assam police chief GM Srivastava told the BBC that 23 other passengers had been injured, some of them seriously. |
| The train was travelling from Lumding railway station in Lower Assam to Tinsukia in Upper Assam. | The train was travelling from Lumding railway station in Lower Assam to Tinsukia in Upper Assam. |
| The blast took place when the train has halted at the Diphu station in the hill district of Karbi Anglong for a scheduled stop. | The blast took place when the train has halted at the Diphu station in the hill district of Karbi Anglong for a scheduled stop. |
| Assam has a number of insurgent groups and these groups have a history of attacking the railways as they provide an easy target. | Assam has a number of insurgent groups and these groups have a history of attacking the railways as they provide an easy target. |
| Disrupted | Disrupted |
| Mr Srivastava said the death toll could rise as the condition of some of those injured was "pretty bad". | Mr Srivastava said the death toll could rise as the condition of some of those injured was "pretty bad". |
| The injured have been taken to a hospital in Diphu, but those with serious wounds are being brought to the state's capital, Guwahati. | The injured have been taken to a hospital in Diphu, but those with serious wounds are being brought to the state's capital, Guwahati. |
| Train services between Upper and Lower Assam have been disrupted but railway officials say they will restored within the day. | Train services between Upper and Lower Assam have been disrupted but railway officials say they will restored within the day. |
| None of the many rebel groups active in Assam has claimed responsibility for the explosion so far. | None of the many rebel groups active in Assam has claimed responsibility for the explosion so far. |
| But police say they suspect the involvement of the Karbi Longri National Liberation Front (KLNLF), a group fighting for an independent homeland for the Karbi tribes in Assam. | But police say they suspect the involvement of the Karbi Longri National Liberation Front (KLNLF), a group fighting for an independent homeland for the Karbi tribes in Assam. |
| This group has been recently involved in several attacks on Hindi-speaking migrants in the district of Karbi Anglong and. | This group has been recently involved in several attacks on Hindi-speaking migrants in the district of Karbi Anglong and. |
| A series of nine explosions in four towns in Assam on 30 October killed more than 80 people. | A series of nine explosions in four towns in Assam on 30 October killed more than 80 people. |
| The state government blamed the separatist United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) and the National Democratic front of Bodoland (NDFB) for the explosions. | The state government blamed the separatist United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) and the National Democratic front of Bodoland (NDFB) for the explosions. |
| In the past few months, there has been a series of blasts across many Indian cities including Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Jaipur and Hyderabad. | In the past few months, there has been a series of blasts across many Indian cities including Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Jaipur and Hyderabad. |
| But unlike in the north-east, Islamic militants have been held responsible for the explosions in mainland Indian cities. | But unlike in the north-east, Islamic militants have been held responsible for the explosions in mainland Indian cities. |