India, Oct. 23 -- A suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Assam's Kokrajhar district damaged nearly two feet of railway track in the early hours of Thursday, officials said.

According to the police, the blast occurred around 12:57 am, following which an investigation was immediately launched.

"We received the information at around 1 am and a team rushed to the spot. Nearly two feet of the iron track was damaged, and the railways department has been working on restoration," said Pushpraj Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kokrajhar.

He added that no organisation has so far claimed responsibility for the blast, but police are investigating all possible angles. "We have launched a probe and the railway police are...