Four killed in militant strikes in Assam

The bomb, planted at the entrance of a general compartment of the Tinsukia-Lumding passenger train, exploded at 8:00 am killing two and injuring 35 others, District Superintendent of Police A K Sarma said.

The bomb, set off by a timer device, went off as the train was approaching Diphu railway station.

A few hours after the blast, KLNLF militants, armed with automatic weapons, raided the Dalamara area of the hill district and gunned down a Hindi-speaking couple -- Raju Sahu and his wife -- besides injuring their child before escaping, police said.

Two unexploded bombs were also found at the District Mandal Congress office and at a railway passenger waiting room at Dokmoka and later defused by the bomb disposal squad.

The main entrance was sealed as the police made a search, but it turned out to be a hoax.