On the 1st January, 2009. an explosion shook the city of Guwahati at around 2:35 pm and 6 were reported dead and 67 injured.
The blasts happened just before the scheduled visit of finance minister Mr. P. Chidambaram. Two more blasts followed the first blast, the last being triggered at around 5:45 pm.
The explosives used were Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and were low in intensity.
United Liberation Front of Asom was accused for it but no significant arrests were made following the blasts.