IED blast when Assam Rifles carrying out patrolling in Manipur, none hurt

way2barak, Nov 16 : Suspected militants triggered a low-intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast when an Assam Rifles mine-protected vehicle was in a routine patrolling at Saibol area in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district on Thursday, officials said.

Ten Assam Rifles jawans were travelling in the mine-protected vehicle.

None was injured and no damage took place in the IED explosion.

Officials said that after the blast, the extremists fired a few rounds and the Assam Rifles soldiers retaliated.

Immediately after the blast and firing, a massive search operation was launched to nab the militants, the official said, adding that there is no information yet whether any of the rebels have been injured or killed.