Charaideo : Security personnel inspecting the site of a low intensity blast in Charaideo district of Assam on Thursday. PTI Photo (PTI1_26_2017_000320B) Charaideo : Security personnel inspecting the site of a low intensity blast in Charaideo district of Assam on Thursday. PTI Photo (PTI1_26_2017_000320B)The Paresh Barua faction of ULFA triggered off as many as six explosions in upper Assam, while two blasts rocked Imphal on Thursday morning, even as Republic Day celebrations passed off peacefully across the region. They made an attempt to create a fear psychosis, but the people came out in large numbers to attend the Republic Day function across the state,” Assam DGP Mukesh Sahay said. Both occurred around the same time as the Assam blasts.

Source: Indian Express January 26, 2017 14:45 UTC