Imphal, April 25: The proscribed KCP (MC) has claimed responsibility for the bomb blast at Babupara yesterday as well as for the bomb fitted to a rickshaw near the southern gate of Imphal pologround.

A statement issued by the military affairs secretary of the outfit Lanheiba Meitei claimed that the bomb was exploded by the demo section of the party's fifth Lanjaba Unit.

Stating that the actual target of the bomb at Babupara was security forces, Lanheiba appealed to the people to bear with collateral damages, if there is any in such bomb attacks, till the land is freed from alien rulers.

Regarding the bomb planted just outside the pologround, the outfit clarified that the mission was aborted taking into consideration of the heavy casualties likely to be suffered by Manipur police personnel.

Lanheiba conveyed that all the KCP cadres involved in the bomb attack have reported to their unit commander safely.

The outfit also pledged to avenge its three cadres reportedly killed by the UNLF at Sinam Kom.