Suspected rebels sprayed bullets on a bus carrying Indian paramilitary soldiers in a remote forest area in the north-east, killing eight and wounding another 11 soldiers, police said today.

Senior officials say 48 people are dead and more than 300 injured following 13 serial blasts that ripped through cities across India’s north-eastern state of Assam.

At least 13 blasts ripped through cities across India’s north-eastern state of Assam today, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens more, police and witnesses said.