Assam violence: 5 injured in blast, toll rises to 61 - NewsX

Five people were seriously injured when a bomb exploded in Goreshwar area of Baksa district in lower Assam this afternoon. The incident took place when the three noticed a packet hung from a tree between Harijori and Bagdoba in the district and one of them brought it down, police said. Baniram Deka, Deepak Deka and Laganu Kalita suffered serious injuries in the explosion and were shifted to the Guwahati Medical College for treatment. Police and army personnel have cordoned off the area.For more log onto- http://alpha.newsx.com