Guwahati, November 06: The toll in yesterday's twin blasts here rose to 14 with two more persons, including a child, succumbing to injuries while shops and markets downed shutters today following an impromptu bandh to protest the attack.

Official sources said most markets remained closed in response to the 12-hour bandh called by the Kamrup Chamber of Commerce, which has been supported by several commercial and social associations.

Guwahati Senior Superintendent of Police Nitul Gogoi told PTI that the toll in the blasts went up to 14 with a one year infant succumbing to injuries this morning.

The blast in the Hindi-speaking commercial hub of Fancy Bazar has claimed nine lives.

In the other blast at Pattharquarry in the Noonmati area, four died yesterday, while another succumbed this morning.

Meanwhile, explosive experts from the Forensic Laboratory here collected evidences from both the sites to analyse the exact type of material used in the timed explosive devises (PTED).

The more than 50 injured, including some in criticals condition, are admitted in the Gauhati Medical College Hospital and Mohendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital and are undergoing treatment, he said.

The Unified Command Structure in Assam today decided to intensify counter insurgency operations with a shift in strategy to achieve quick success against ULFA, official sources said.

At a meeting chaired by Assam Chief Secretary S Kabilan following yesterday's twin blasts here which claimed 14 lives, the Unified Command structure, comprising the army, paramilitary forces and State police, reviewed the law and order scenario in the State and decided to intensify operations particularly in upper Assam and parts of lower Assam.

It decided to tighten security and intensify patrolling along the Indo-Bangladesh border and stressed the need for greater coordination between the army and the police.

The police was asked to take timely action on intelligence inputs provided by the armed forces.

The situation in North Cachar Hills district, where nine railwaymen and contractors were killed recently, was also reviewed at the meeting and it was decided deploy additional forces there.

The meeting was attended by Assam Director General of Police D N Dutt, GOC-4 Corps Lt Gen B K Lidder and senior officials of CRPF and other paramilitary forces.

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