Asom: ULFA blows up gas pipeline at Sivasagar

Guwahati, May 12: ULFA militants blew up a gas pipeline at Borhat in Sivasagar district late last night.

Police today said the militants exploded the gas pipeline of the Asom Gas Company Limited (AGCL) running through the Borhat tea estate under Borhat police station, around 95 km from Sivasagar town, at around 2345 hours yesterday.

The blast resulted in a massive fire, which was doused by AGCL officials after about two hours.

This is the second blast in the district in three days.

On May 10, the ULFA exploded an IED inside a diagnostic centre in the heart of the Sivasagar town, injuring five persons seriously.

UNI