The scene at the grenade blast site in Guwahati on Wednesday Picture by UB PhotosAt least eight persons, including two SSB jawans, were injured in a grenade blast in front of a shopping mall, near a park, in the heart of the city on Wednesday evening, police said. Two men came on a motorcycle and threw a grenade in front of the shopping mall at arterial RG Baruah Road just opposite the zoo at around 7.55pm, Guwahati police commissioner Deepak Kumar said. Pankaj Das, a security guard at Guwahati Central, who was on duty 30 metres from the spot, said he heard a huge sound and rushed towards its source. The last blast occurred in Guwahati near Sukreswar Ghat at Panbazar on October 13, 2018, a few days before Durga Puja. Four persons were injured in that blast.

Source: The Telegraph May 16, 2019 16:41 UTC