A powerful bomb, weighing more than seven kg, was recovered from a train compartment in Assam's Kamrup (Rural) district today, police said.
Security personnel on duty in the Lumding-Kamakhya Intercity Express spotted a plastic bag covered with a towel and wires sticking out in front of the compartment toilet near Kendukona Railway station under Rangiya sub-division.
They immediately informed Kendukona station master and the train was halted there.
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A team of bomb experts from Guwahati have rushed to the spot to defuse the bomb, the police added.