Bihar polls: Cane bomb found in polling booth, sparks panic among voters

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The voting had not yet started when the bomb was discovered, sparking panic among voters.

Patna: The second phase of the Bihar Assembly polls looked all set to sail smoothly, but then the discovery of a cane bomb in one of the polling booth spread panic among voters who had turned up to cast their votes.

With the second phase of the Bihar Assembly polls underway, a cane bomb was found on Friday in polling booth no. 144 near Rafiganj constituency in Aurangabad district here.

The voting had not yet started when the bomb was discovered, sparking panic among voters.

A bomb squad is at the spot ascertaining the situation.

The second phase polling poses a big challenge for the security personnel, as the six districts are Naxal infested and tight security has already been allotted in all the 32 constituencies spread over six districts.

(with inputs from ANI)

 

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