Madurai, Jan. 25 -- Madurai witnessed a spate of violent incidents on Sunday night, as petrol and kerosene bombs were hurled at two locations in the city, and two youths were injured in a separate hacking attack.

According to senior police officials, between 8.30 pm and 9.00 pm, three unidentified assailants travelling on two-wheelers hurled a petrol bomb near the Subramaniapuram market area and a kerosene bomb near Mahalakshmi Nagar in the Solai Alagupuram locality.

In another incident reported near Jaihindpuram, an unidentified gang attacked and hacked two youngsters before fleeing the scene. The injured victims were rushed to the Government Rajaji Hospital for treatment. All three incidents occurred within the jurisdiction of the Jai...