Railway services across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early on Thursday after a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) damaged a section of track in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, officials said.
The explosion occurred shortly after midnight, around five kilometres from Kokrajhar railway station on the route towards Salakati, an official told PTI. The blast tore apart nearly three feet of railway line, with fragments scattered several metres away, the official added.
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Source: Outlook India News
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