Manipur shutdown: Blasts injure 3 jawans; India-Myanmar border trade halted

Representational image. Reuters[/caption]The shutdown was called to protest five bomb blasts triggered near Hollenphai village in Manipur on Wednesday that injured three troopers of Assam Rifles. The troopers are, however, out of danger.All private and commercial vehicles along the trans-Asian highway from Manipur's capital Imphal to the border town of Moreh were off the road.While hundreds of tourists and traders could not leave Imphal on Thursday, many others, who were to return to the state capital, were stranded at Moreh.Police sources at Moreh told IANS that there was no untoward incident during the strike.People remained indoors and police and paramilitary personnel patrolled the highway and village roads to maintain law and order.