Bomb planted near Assam Rifles camp defused
Imphal July 31 : A powerful bomb planted near an Assam Rifles camp at Manipur's border town Moreh was defused on Tuesday morning.
A police officer said the bomb stuffed inside a black bag was found in front of a shop at 7 p.m. on Monday. Police and Assam Rifles personnel cordoned off the area.
S. Ibomcha, the Superintendent of Police of Tengnoupal district, said the bomb was packed with RDX and weighed 1.1 kg. It was taken away to near the Hollenphai village where there was a controlled explosion.
The spot where the bomb was planted was 100 metres from a police station and about 200 metres from the camp of 11 Assam Rifles.
There have been bomb and gun attacks at Moreh town in recent years. Police say that soon after exploding bombs, the attackers cross over into Myanmar.
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Death toll from Israeli strikes in northeast Lebanon rises from 8 to 24, Lebanese news agency says
Deir al-Balah, Nov 1: Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 24 people in northeastern Lebanon, the country's news agency said, raising the death toll from eight there.
It was the latest deadly toll in the area since the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated last month.
Israel's military has said that its operation in Lebanon is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Lebanon's state National news Agency reported four airstrikes in different villages across country's northeast, saying rescuers were still searching for survivors in Younine, a town in the Bekaa Valley, from the rubble of a targeted house.
Hussein Haj Hassan, a Lebanese lawmaker representing the region in Baalbek-Hermel region, said that 60,000 people have already fled their homes in the area due to Israeli bombardment.
