AGENCY
Kokrajhar: Terror struck Assam on Friday when suspected NDFB(S) militants attacked a crowded market place in Kokrajhar district killing 14 people and leaving more than 20 others injured.
One of the attackers was killed in retaliatory action by security forces.
Assam Director General of Police Mukesh Sahay said the attack at Balajan Tiniali market, 12 km from here, was supected to be the handiwork of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S) and search operations by the security forces were on in the area.
He said 12 people died on the spot when the militants who came in a van around 12.30 p.m opened fire. Two more people died on their way to the hospital, another police official said.
One of the attackers was killed when security forces, who were patrolling the area rushed in and retaliated, Sahay said. The body of the slain militant was yet to be identified.
It is suspected that three or four militants may be hiding and operations are on to nab them, he said.
AK-56 and 47 series rifles along with grenades were recovered from the spot.
More than 20 persons have been injured, most of them critically, and were admitted to various hospitals in the town.
The six killed have been identified as Mazhar Ali, Salam Ali, Danda Basumatary, Moniram Basumatary, Parmeswar Basumatary and Tapan Chakraborty.
