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One killed in blast ahead of Sonia's Assam visit

Press Trust of India | Posted on May 25, 2012 at 11:14pm IST

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Tinsukia: A day ahead of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's visit to Assam, one person was killed in a bomb blast by anti-talk faction of ULFA in Tinsukia district on Friday night, police said. The bomb was planted in a roadside at Selabari area.

The deceased has been identified as A Agarwal, a local businessman, police said.

Sonia is coming on a one-day visit to Guwahati on Saturday where she is scheduled to meet the party's state leadership.

One killed in blast ahead of Sonia\'s Assam visit

Sonia is going to Assam on a one-day visit to Guwahati on Saturday where she is scheduled to meet the party\'s state leadership.

The anti-talk faction of ULFA has called a 12-hour Assam bandh on Saturday in protest against the visit.

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