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Attack in Assam market kills 14

20 injured in shooting; security forces kill one gunman; officials blame local separatist group

TNN, Kokrajhar
Terror struck the Indian state of Assam yesterday when suspected NDFB-S militants attacked a crowded market in Kokrajhar district, killing 14 people and leaving more than 20 injured.
One of the attackers was killed in a retaliatory action by security forces.
Mukesh Sahay, Assam director general of police, said the attack at Balajan Tiniali market, 12km from Kokrajhar, was suspected to be the handiwork of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S). Search operations by the security forces were on in the area.
He said 12 people died on the spot when
militants who came in a van around 12:30pm opened fire. Two more died on their way to the hospital, another police official said.
One of the attackers was killed when security forces rushed in and retaliated, Sahay said. The slain militant was yet to be identified.
It is suspected that three or four militants may be hiding and operations are on to nab them, he said. Law enforcers recovered AK-56 and 47 series rifles along with grenades from the spot.
More than 20 persons have been injured, most of them critically, and were admitted to various hospitals in the town. The six killed have been identified as Mazhar Ali, Salam Ali, Danda Basumatary, Moniram Basumatary, Parmeswar Basumatary and Tapan Chakraborty.
Kokrajhar town in lower Assam is located about 220km from Cuwahati. It is Bodo tribal-dominated area.
This sudden incident of firing on people at a public place in broad daylight is first of its kind in Assam. The shootout occurred when the state was in a state of high alert in view of the coming Independence Day.
NSA MEETS ASSAM CM
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and discussed the Kokrajhar attack.
The CM said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to him and conveyed their condolences.
Sonowal condemned the killings and directed the district authorities to provide medical aid to the injured.
He also directed Finance, Education and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to rush to the spot and review the situation in the area, where more security personnel have been deployed.
Sonowal, who was sworn in as the first BJP chief minister of Assam on May 24, said his government is committed to ensure the safety of life and property of the people of Assam.
"We will not tolerate any threat from any group. The government will not bow to any pressure while tackling terrorist groups," he said, adding all deputy commissioners and superintendents of police across the state have been directed to be on high alert following the attack and in view of the upcoming Independence Day.