New Delhi: Security agencies have arrested six people, including a self-styled Major of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), in a joint operation of the Army and the Assam Police in connection with Monday's serial blasts in the state.
Police have also released pictures of two ULFA cadre Manohar Rajbongshi and Pradeep Kalita suspected to have entered Guwahati ahead of ULFA's raising day on April 7.
They are suspected to be behind the blast that rocked Guwahati on Monday in which seven people were killed and several other injured.
There were three more blasts across Assam - in Dhekaijuli, Mankachar and Udalgiri - which killed one and injured several others.
The blasts happened despite high security in view of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the state on Tuesday.
Earlier, in New Delhi Union Home Minister P Chidambaram presented a report card on terror saying only the Congress can deal with terror.
Condemning the Assam bomb blasts he said that India's pluralitistic nature makes it a target.
Chidambaram promised that if the Congress will be voted to power, the party will set up a war room headed by Cabinet Secretary to deal with terror.
"Congress is alive to challenges posed by terrorism and can provide a strong leadership to fight it," he added.
Referring to the Assam blasts, Chidambaram said: "ULFA has waged a virtual war against the Indian state and the Government has strong reasons to believe that the perpetrators of Guwahati blast belong to the banned outfit."
Expressing his concern over the recent terror attacks, he said that security situation in South Asia is deteriorating very sharply and major steps should be taken soon.
"We are in the middle of a ring of fire," Chidambaram warned.
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