New Delhi: Assam Police averted a big mishap at the Guwahati railway station on Friday when its personnel found an explosive inside the Kanchenjunga Express.
Police personnel defused the explosive device planted inside a train during routine search after its arrival at the railway station.
The IED was recovered from a tiffin box, during a general security check. A bomb squad is at the site searching the entire station. No alert has been sounded but a terror angle is not being ruled out.
Police found the bomb kept inside an air bag from seat no 22 of S5 coach during routine search of the Kolkata-Guwahati Kanchenjunga Express at the Guwahati Railway Station, sources said.
They said after the bomb was found, all 1100 passengers inside the train were deboarded. "The train was checked thoroughly," the sources said.
Police said they recovered 4 kg explosive, 4 detonators and a time device from the bag at around 5.20 AM after the train arrived.
"The programmable time device was found during routine check by police personnel. Every train which arrives at the Guwahati station is checked," the sources said.
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