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Train blast kills five in Assam Train blast kills five in Assam
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A bomb has ripped through a parcel van of a passenger train in India's north-east state of Assam, killing five people and injuring several others.A bomb has ripped through a parcel van of a passenger train in India's north-east state of Assam, killing five people and injuring several others.
The Delhi-bound train had left Dibrugarh and was headed for state capital Guwahati when it was rocked by the explosion around 0120 (1950 GMT). The Delhi-bound train had left Dibrugarh and was headed for the state capital Guwahati when it was hit by the explosion at around 0120 (1950 GMT).
"Luckily it was the parcel van and not a fully occupied passenger coach," a rail official told the BBC. A tribal guerrilla group, the Adivasi National Liberation Army, says it carried out the attack.
Investigators think the explosive was planted on the track. It wants the same rights for Adivasis that they have in other Indian states.
They are looking at an area between Chongajan and Naojan railway station in Assam's Golaghat district. The Adivasis are descendants of tribals from central India who were taken to Assam during British rule to work in the tea gardens.
"This van has seating space for only a few as it is mostly filled with cargo," North-East Frontier Railway spokesman Trikhal Rabha told the BBC by phone. Adivasis in the states of Jharkhand and Bihar are classified as Scheduled Tribes, which gives them considerable benefits in education and employment.
No immediate claim 'Deep crater'
"Our guerrillas used a remote controlled device to set off the explosion," Dilip Beg, a spokesman of the Adivasi National Liberation Army told the BBC.
"We shall continue with such attacks in the coming days, until the Assam government and the Indian government confers Scheduled Tribe status on the Adivasis."
Assam police intelligence chief Khagen Sarmah said there was a deep crater at the site of the explosion.Assam police intelligence chief Khagen Sarmah said there was a deep crater at the site of the explosion.
"It appears the explosive was planted on the track but we need more investigation to establish that," the official added."It appears the explosive was planted on the track but we need more investigation to establish that," the official added.
The damaged train - the Rajdhani Express - is now in Chongajan railway station and the passengers were brought to Guwahati on a rescue train to enable them make the onward journey to Delhi. The damaged train - the Rajdhani Express - was taken to Chongajan railway station and the passengers then taken to Guwahati on a separate train to enable them make the onward journey to Delhi.
On Monday, a Delhi-bound passenger train, the Brahmaputra Mail, was derailed near the railway junction of New Jalpaiguri in the neighbouring state of West Bengal, resulting in one death and several people injured.On Monday, a Delhi-bound passenger train, the Brahmaputra Mail, was derailed near the railway junction of New Jalpaiguri in the neighbouring state of West Bengal, resulting in one death and several people injured.
Sabotage was not ruled out as the train was carrying a large number of Indian army soldiers and paramilitary troops going home to north Indian states on leave from Assam.Sabotage was not ruled out as the train was carrying a large number of Indian army soldiers and paramilitary troops going home to north Indian states on leave from Assam.
It is not yet clear which of Assam's many insurgent groups could be responsible for Thursday's explosion because many of them are simultaneously active in the area where the explosion took place. Assam has a number of insurgent groups, many of them are active in the area where Thursday's explosion took place.
And these groups have a history of attacking the railways as they provide an easy target. These groups have a history of attacking the railways as they provide an easy target.
None of these many groups have claimed responsibility for the explosion