Friday, October 31, 2008

Assam blasts: Intelligence agencies in shock


New Delhi, Oct 30 : After the Assam blasts, the most worrying factor is that these blasts seem to have caught the state and intelligence agencies completely by surprise.

Even though the state was on high alert over Durga Puja and Diwali, the Chief Minister said no one was prepared for attacks on such a scale.

The Union Home Secretary has said it could be a local group with outside help.

What this could mean is the ULFA, one of Assam’s oldest militant group, organised the attacks with the help of the Bangladeshi group, HuJi or Harkat ul Jihadi Islami.

But the ULFA has issued denial, condemning the blast. It says it wants a peaceful solution to Assam problem.

Security experts say there is enough reason why it couldn’t be only ULFA.

For one, ULFA has no such capability to carry out such powerful blasts and that too on a large-scale and in rapid succession.

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