Blast in Guwahati as Prez arrives, 1killed

Guwahati, Oct 15: Barely a couple of hours before the arrival of President A P J Abdul Kalam, an accidental explosion in this city killed a person here today.

The incident has thrown the entire security system into a tizzy as police sources confirmed that the ULFA had attempted to explode it before the visit of the President.

The bomb carrier, yet to be identified, died on the spot.

The security forces sealed all the exit routes of the city even as the ULFA was trying to creat disturbances to draw attention of the President.

The President is expected ehre late this evening and spend tonight at Raj Bhawan. Tomorrow morning he will leave for Imphal and return to Asom the day after.

Meanwhile, a businesman was shot dead by the ULFA rebels at Moran in upper Asom.

He was picked up last night by the ultras. The ULFA has been carrying out low intensity activity even as army operation against the outfit was on.

UNI