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Meghalaya: Petrol bomb hurled at Laban Police Station in Shillong

Shillong, Sep 12 (UNI) Two motor cycle-borne persons hurled a petrol bomb at the Laban Police Station in Shillong, in the early hours of Saturday, police said. This is the third police station within Shillong city limits to be attacked with a petrol bomb in a span of four weeks.
A police official stated that the police station came under attack around 2:30 am when miscreants hurled two petrol bombs.
CCTV footage from the police station shows two police personnel standing inside the premises running for safety.
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