IEDs explode in at Thangal Keithel & Moreh, Manipur

Imphal, May 17 2016:One IED exploded in front of a private transport company at Thangal Keithel and another at the no man’s land near the border town of Moreh this morning.

However, there is no report of any casualty, sources informed.

A powerful IED exploded in front of the office of Reliable Cargo Movement (RCM) on Thangal Keithel-Khoyathong Road at around 4.15 am.

Even though the steel shutter of the office and window panes of some adjacent buildings were damaged, there was no report of any human casualty.

Although it is not known yet who is responsible for the blast, it is suspected that the IED blast was related with monetary demand.

Meanwhile, another IED exploded at the no man’s land just 100 metres beyond border pillar 78 along Indo-Myanmar border near Moreh
at around 11.15 am.

Soon after the blast, combined team of police and 11 Assam Rifles cordoned off the area and carried out a search operation.

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