Crude bombs hurled in Meghalaya capital, govt vehicle damaged

Crude bombs were hurled in several areas of the Meghalaya capital last night while two arrests were made in connection with yesterday s attack on a railway construction site in Ri-Bhoi district, officials said.

The crude bombs were hurled at Laban, Nongmynsong, Rynjah and Lumdiengjri areas of the state capital till the early hours today, in which a government vehicle was damaged.

At around 9 pm last night, miscreants tried to lob a petrol bomb at a social welfare office at Laban and hurled another bomb at Rynjah police station, an hour later but no damages were reported, a senior district police officer said.

In Ri-Bhoi district, petrol pumps have been directed not to sell loose petrol and all heads of government departments advised to take steps to protect government property, district deputy commissioner C P Gotmare told

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