Guwahati: It was on the fateful day of October 30, 2008, that blasts rocked Guwahati, Barpeta Road, Bongaigaon and Kokrajhar killing 90 people to nine near-simultaneous explosions, leaving a trail of death and destruction. It was the worst terror attack in the state. The blasts were orchestrated by the Ranjan Daimary-led faction of the NDFB.
The Kamrup Metro administration organised a programme under the Ganeshguri flyover to pay tributes to the victims. The family members of the victims and injured persons attended the programme.
With deep grief and anger, many people in Guwahati thronged Ganesguri to pay homage to the victims of the October 30 serial blast in 2008.
People lit up many earthen lamps and candles below the Ganeshguri flyover
in memory of those victims who were killed in the deadly blast.
The Kamrup Metro administration organised a programme under the Ganeshguri flyover to pay tributes to the victims.
Apart from Ganeshguri people paid tributes by lightning candles and earthen lamps in Panbazar and CJM Court premises.
Black Day observed every year in memory of those who died in the serial blasts on October 30, 2008. All over the state, the day is also dedicated to fighting against terror.
Twelve years have passed since the gruesome serial blasts but it still brings back all the spine-chilling memories of blood and destruction in Guwahati. As 72 lives lost their live alone in Guwahati.
On this day, the kin of the victims remembers their dear ones with teary eyes. Many survivors still recall the harrowing day which claimed the lives of several innocents.
