Three persons were injured when a powerful bomb exploded at a road-side hotel in Imphal West district of Manipur, police said today.
The bomb, which was hurled at the hotel at Mantripukhri area on the outskirts of Imphal at around 9 pm yesterday, exploded injuring three persons who were working in the hotel, they said.
The injured were taken to a nearby hospital where their condition was stated to be out of danger.
Police said preliminary investigation revealed that the incident was related to extortion from hotel owner by the militants.
