An Assam special police commando checking on the security before a parade to mark Republic Day in Gauhati, India, on Sunday (Jan 26). Sunday's event marks the anniversary of the country's democratic constitution taking force in 1950 but police said there were four blast in the city although none were injured. - AP
NEW DELHI: Four blasts took place Sunday morning (Jan 26) in India's northeastern state of Assam as the country began to celebrate its Republic Day, with no casualties reported so far, according to the police.
The police said three blasts went off at three places in Dibrugarh district, about 424km northeast of Dispur, the capital city of Assam, and the other one took place in adjacent Charaideo district.
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