Grenade attack in Assam kills two

INDIA: Indian police said a separatist rebel grenade attack on a crowd killed two people and wounded four on Saturday in the northeastern state of Assam, days before the country celebrates Independence Day.

Police said two youths from the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) threw a grenade from a motorcycle at a small crowd gathered near a roadside Hindu temple in the Bamunimaidan area of Guwahati, the main city in the state, police said.

"The ULFA militants are behind this attack as they are trying to sabotage the Independence Day celebrations," said Nitul Gogoi, the city's police chief.

Guwahati, Sunday, Reuters