<p>At least eight people were killed and 13 others injured in a powerful bomb blast Friday in Manipur's Imphal West district, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A police spokesperson said the blast took place around 7.45 p.m. at the busy Nagamapal area on the outskirts of Imphal West.<br /><br />"The bomb was probably planted in a shop and was of high intensity," Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) L. Kailun told IANS.<br /><br />"So far, eight people were killed and 13 others injured. The injured were shifted to local hospitals with multiple wounds."<br /><br />He said most of the victims were people from outside the state<br /><br />No militant group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.<br /><br />"We are yet to identify the group responsible for the blast," he said.<br /><br />Top police officials who visited the blast site suspected the involvement of local rebels groups.<br /><br />Earlier, troopers of the Assam Rifles patrolling along the Ukhrul-Imphal road in Imphal East district made a narrow escape when a powerful improvised explosive device (IED), planted on the roadside, exploded.<br /><br />The incident occurred at around 10.30 a.m. near Khurai Popular High School at Khurai Thongam leikai in Imphal East district.<br /><br />An auto-rickshaw driver was injured in the incident.<br /><br />The outlawed Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), an armed wing of Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF) had claimed responsibility for the morning blast.<br /><br />There are an estimated 19 militant group active in Manipur, bordering Myanmar, with demands ranging from secession to greater autonomy.<br /></p>
<p>At least eight people were killed and 13 others injured in a powerful bomb blast Friday in Manipur's Imphal West district, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A police spokesperson said the blast took place around 7.45 p.m. at the busy Nagamapal area on the outskirts of Imphal West.<br /><br />"The bomb was probably planted in a shop and was of high intensity," Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) L. Kailun told IANS.<br /><br />"So far, eight people were killed and 13 others injured. The injured were shifted to local hospitals with multiple wounds."<br /><br />He said most of the victims were people from outside the state<br /><br />No militant group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.<br /><br />"We are yet to identify the group responsible for the blast," he said.<br /><br />Top police officials who visited the blast site suspected the involvement of local rebels groups.<br /><br />Earlier, troopers of the Assam Rifles patrolling along the Ukhrul-Imphal road in Imphal East district made a narrow escape when a powerful improvised explosive device (IED), planted on the roadside, exploded.<br /><br />The incident occurred at around 10.30 a.m. near Khurai Popular High School at Khurai Thongam leikai in Imphal East district.<br /><br />An auto-rickshaw driver was injured in the incident.<br /><br />The outlawed Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), an armed wing of Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF) had claimed responsibility for the morning blast.<br /><br />There are an estimated 19 militant group active in Manipur, bordering Myanmar, with demands ranging from secession to greater autonomy.<br /></p>