Guwahati Baptist Church Damaged, 2 Students Killed, Pastor Injured
Guwahati city is slowly recovering after a series of bomb blasts that took place on Thursday, 29th October that has left more than 75 people dead and thousands wounded. The Baptist Church at Guwahati the first Church in the North East which was established in 1845 was damaged and its Pastor injured in the blast. The Lewis Memorial Boys Hostel attached to the Church lost two of its inmates, students doing their degree programme. AICC Public Affairs national secretary, Dr. Sam Paul, condemned the barbaric terror strikes. "There is no place for terror in civil society. Every Indian citizen must be united to terrorism in the country." Dr. Paul also appealed to the public to maintain peace and calm and cooperate with security forces to fight terror. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), the All India Christian Council and other bodies have condemned the blasts and expressed condolences to the bereaved families of death victims and injured persons.
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