Imphal: Hours after a deadly bomb and gun attack in Assam, a CRPF jawan and a civilian were injured in an IED blast in the Manipur capital on Friday.
According to ANI news agency, the CRPF personnel belonged to 109 Battalion Echo Company and was guarding the Raj Bhavan when the explosion occurred.
The site of the blast is close to the Manipur State Museum.
On Friday afternoon, NDFB militants struck a market place in Assam's Kokrajhar town, killing at least 12 people and injuring many others.
The militants first detonated a bomb and after that opened fire at people.
The security has been beefed up in the town and the adjoining areas even as a search operation is underway to nab the terrorists.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has condemned the attack and vowed stern action against the perpetrators of the attack.
