Goalpara, August 07: Unidentified extremists Friday exploded a bomb in a market close to the SP office here, officials said.
However, no one was injured as the market was closed at 8.00 pm, they said.
The blast took place at 10.50 pm at Bapuji Nagar market and about 50 mts away from the office of the Superintendent of Police.
Though there is no specific information about the outfit behind the blast, both ULFA and NDFB are active in the area, police said.
A grenade had been found near the same area Thursday night and six paramilitary men were killed and 50 others injured in an ambush last week in the district.
Besides, 10 hand grenades were found from a platform of Guwahati railway station Thursday.
A security alert has been sounded across Assam with the recovery of explosives and intelligence reports about insurgents planning to strike ahead of the Independence Day.
—PTI—