IMPHAL, July 20 MNS NNN: Two salesmen of a cement and iron shop were hurt in a bomb explosion inside the shop at Hatta Golapati in New Checkon road in Imphal Saturday morning.
Md Hussain, 36, hailing from Hatta and Laxmi Shah, 27, a non-local from Bihar were wounded when unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade inside Sudhir Iron and Steel Store at Hatta Golapati around 11:15 am, reports said.
The wounded are now out of danger as they suffered minor injuries in the blast. The bomb splinters hit Hussain injuring his face and hand while Shah got injured on the right earlobe.
They were taken to nearby Public Hospital, Hatta.
The cement and iron store is owned by one Sikandar Shah, a native of Bihar, presently staying in Major Khul here. Saturday’s explosion in the shop was the second time.
A police team led by Imphal West district Additional Superintendent of Police rushed to the blast spot.
According to the shop owner, the explosion has no any connection with extortion by any militant group.
Saturday’s blast inside the shop was the second time. On November 17 last year, a militant group exploded a bomb inside the same shop, injuring three persons.
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