Updated on Saturday, December 06, 2008, 00:00 IST

Nine persons, including two children, were injured in a powerful bomb blast in a market in central Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Saturday. Three ULFA militants were killed and another nabbed in two separate encounters in Upper Assam's Sibsagar district.

Police said the bomb exploded in the Forest Gate daily market, under Kheroni police station, at 5.40 pm.

Senior police and civil officials have rushed there. It was not yet known who was responsible for the explosion. The injured were admitted to hospital.

Meanwhile, three ULFA militants were killed and another nabbed in two separate encounters in Upper Assam's Sibsagar district today.



The 44 field regiment killed an insurgent of the banned outfit and nabbed another at Borhat near Choraipung, defence sources said.



A grenade, two pistols and 15 cartridges were recovered from the militants, they claimed.

At Khamun village, under Kakotibari police station, a group of insurgents opened fire on the 318 regiment troops ensuing a gun battle in which two ultras were killed.

Security personnels recovered one AK-56 rifle, a pistol and ammunition from the militants.

The encounter took place when the army had launched a search operation in the area for ULFA men who had shot at a teacher, Krishna Aais last night, the sources said.

The killed militants were identified as Amarjyoti Patmout and Vyas Changmai while nabbed insurgent was identified as Kironjyoti Gogoi.

Bureau Report