BOMB BLAST IN KANNUR KILLS 1, INJURES 2

Kannur (Kerala), Feb. 13: One person was killed and two others injured in a bomb blast in Kannur district of Kerala on Sunday afternoon.

According to the police, the deceased and the injured were part of the same group and were planning to attack another group with the bomb over some dispute which occurred a day ago. On Saturday, arguments between the two groups occurred at a house in Thottada where a wedding was to take place, they said. Thereafter, in the afternoon, around 2.00 PM, the attack occurred in front of the wedding party comprising the bride and groom. No one from the bridal party was injured in the attack, it added. When the bomb was thrown, it hit Jishnu — a member of the attacking group — whose head was blown to pieces while two others — Hemant and Aravind — got injured, police said.