President Patil condemns Assam serial blasts

New Delhi, Oct 30 : President Pratibha Patil today condemned the series of bomb blasts that took place in Assam in which at least 26 people are feared dead and over 100 injured.

In her message, Patil said, "Such acts are condemnable and there is no place for violence in our society. At this moment all of us should stand united against divisive forces in the country.

At least four blasts were reported from Guwahati and five in Kokrajhar District.

According to official sources, one of the blasts took place in front of the Kamrup district Deputy Commissioner's office in Guwahati. Two other bombs exploded at Ganeshguri and Fancy Bazaar areas. Another blast took place in Barpeta district and two explosions occurred in Bongaigaon area.

The death toll is expected to go up.

ANI