One killed in Manipur IED blast
The IED went off at Chingamathak area in Imphal West district, few metres away from an Assam Rifles camp.
Police said that the blast occurred at around 8 am.
"The IED was planted by suspected militants," a top police official said.
The deceased person is yet to be identified but stated to be a non-Manipuri.
The injured person has been rushed to the nearest hospital.
Top police and army officials have been rushed to the area, where they launched an operation to nab the militants responsible for the blast.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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