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Manipur: Blast in Imphal Bazaar injures 8

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Published : Mar 8, 2017, 7:58 pm IST

Updated : Mar 8, 2017, 8:06 pm IST

Notably, the last phase of the Manipur Assembly polls ended on Wednesday.

Imphal: At least eight people were injured after a blast took place near Kasturi Bridge Manipur's Imphal Bazar.

Two, out of the injured, are in a critical condition. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital.

Police have reached the spot.

This comes in the backdrop of the last phase of the two-phased Manipur Assembly elections which concluded on Wednesday.

The results will be announced on Saturday.

Further details are awaited.

Tags: manipur blast, injury, imphal bazaar

Location: India, Manipur, Imphal

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