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Meghalaya on High Alert After Four Bomb Attacks
Meghalaya experienced a series of bomb attacks in its state capital.
The attacks targeted government and police locations.
Officials said four attacks happened between September 16 and early Thursday.
The report describes three of those incidents in detail.
Petrol bombs were used at some of the locations.
Fires broke out at a health services office and a police booth.
Nobody was reported hurt.
Authorities increased security while investigators tried to identify the attackers and understand their motives.
Four bomb attacks targeted Meghalaya government and police establishments between September 16 evening and early Thursday.
No casualties were reported in any of the attacks.
A petrol bomb caused a fire at the Directorate of Health Services campus in Laitumkhrah early Thursday.
A police booth at Nongmensong was set on fire by unidentified attackers.
Authorities tightened security, but the perpetrators and their motives remain unknown; the report details three incidents despite referring to four attacks.
- Who
- Unidentified miscreants carried out the attacks, according to officials.
- What
- A series of four bomb attacks targeted government and police establishments; three incidents are described in the report.
- Where
- Meghalaya’s state capital, including Laitumkhrah, Nongmensong and Lumdiengjri.
- When
- The incidents occurred from the evening of September 16 to early Thursday.
- Why
- The attackers’ motives were not known.
Key facts
- Reported attacks
- Four back-to-back bomb attacks were reported.
- Casualties
- No casualties were reported.
- Health services attack
- A petrol bomb caused a fire at the Directorate of Health Services campus in Laitumkhrah.
- Police booth attack
- A police booth at Nongmensong was set on fire.
- Police station attack
- A petrol bomb was hurled at Lumdiengjri police station.
- Security response
- Authorities tightened security measures across the state.
- Investigation status
- The perpetrators and their motives remained unknown.
Sources
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