Armed men opened fire from automatic weapons in the market town of Kokrajhar.
14 people were killed and 30 injured in an attack by militants at a crowded market in the town of Kokrajhar in the North-East of India.
It is reported India Today.
Unidentified men drove up to the market on a scooter and opened fire with automatic weapons, in addition, they threw hand grenades into a few shops.
Responsibility for the attack took the local terroristicheskaya group NDFB. The state government of Assam stated that the cause of the attack may be the desire of extremists to destabilize situation on the eve of independence Day of India, celebrated on 15 August.
According to law enforcement, one of the attackers was killed. There were three or four, the police said. Eyewitnesses said that the militants were from five to seven.
