Insurgents continue to attack Congress candidates

Unidentified insurgents attacked the house of Manipur assembly speaker I Hemochandra by lobbing and exploding a grenade at his house at Shingjamei in Imphal west district of Manipur.

Imphal: Unidentified insurgents attacked the
house of Manipur assembly speaker I Hemochandra by lobbing and exploding a grenade at his house at Shingjamei in Imphal west district of Manipur but no casualty was reported, police said
Friday.
Sources said the insurgent exploded the bomb late last
night at the gate of Hemochandra`s house late last night but
no one was injured.

They said insurgents have been targeting the candidates or
their supporters saying Congress was working against the
`revolutionary movement` in Manipur.

Sources said insurgents have been targeting the party
workers in the past two weeks by lobbing and exploding
grenades and bombs in which three persons have been injured.

A Congress spokesperson said party workers were being
targeted while other parties were left untouched.

PTI

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