The Statesman 3 AR personnel injured in Manipur IED blast

Posted on April 21, 2016 0 Comments23

The blast took place at 7.30 am at T Minou village near the Indo-Myanmar border

Three Assam Rifles personnel were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at T Minou village near the Indo-Myanmar border today.

The blast took place at 7.30 am, when the Assam Rifles personnel were on
foot patrol in the vicinity of the village which has a large presence
of underground outfits, a police officer said.

They received minor splinter injuries, the police officer said.

The medium intensity blast was triggered by unidentified persons and no
outfit has claimed responsibility for the explosion, he said.

T Minou village is located some 5 km from the border town of Moreh in the state.