A powerful bomb went off at a labour camp on Thursday in a remote coal mining village in Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya, killing a young man and injuring nine miners.
The police said the blast took place at Rasong village under Khliehriat sub-division around 2 am, leaving a crater about one foot deep at the site.
Mintu Das, 26, hailing from Assam, was killed on the spot while the injured were shifted to the nearest hospital in a critical condition.
The police did not rule out the involvement of militants or mine owners in the blast and said a formal inquiry would reveal the truth.
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