Less than a week after a bombing in northeastern India, two more bombs have ripped through crowded markets Monday.The bombing has left at least seven people dead, and 60 others wounded in the state of Assam.
According to G.M. Srivastava, India's top police official, the separatist United Liberation Front of Asom is responsible for the attacks.
"This is a coordinated attack," Srivastava said.
The bomb was most likely tied to a motorbike, and exploded in the middle of a market in Gauhati, Srivastava said. A couple hours after the bombing in Gauhati, another bomb exploded in another crowded market in the town of Dhekiajuli, about 130 miles north of Gauhati. Police said this bomb was tied to a bicycle when it went off. Militants later threw a grenade into a police station, injuring two police officers.
Srivastava said police had received information earlier about a possible major attack in Gauhati. He said the attacks came at the even of the 30th anniversary of the separatist group.
Many attacks in the region have been linked to the United Liberation Front of Asom, and have occurred around the anniversary of its founding. According to Srivastava, the group wants an independent state for the ethnic Assamese. The ethnic group claims India is exploiting the region of its natural resources providing any benefit to them.
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