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Three killed in grenade attack in Indias Assam
 GUWAHATI, India - Rebels hurled a grenade at a security patrol in Indias troubled northeastern state of Assam on Monday, killing three civilians, including a woman and a child, police said. Several others, including four policemen, were wounded in the attack by suspected militants of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), which came a day after the government suspended military operations against the group to help peace moves.The targeting of a police foot patrol in the town of Duliajan, about 500 km (310 miles) east of the state capital Dispur, came on the eve of Indias Independence Day, a time when rebels routinely launch attacks. We are not sure who was behind the attack, but we have strong reasons to suspect that ULFA is behind it, a senior intelligence officer told Reuters in Guwahati, the states main city. Posted by: Steve White 2006-08-15 |
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