Guwahati, Dec. 12 -- Army staged flag march at different places across Assam at night as the protests against the passing of the citizenship bill continued in the state on Wednesday.

The Centre moved more than 5,000 paramilitary troops and 24 companies to control the raging protests.Afte the curfew was imposed on Wednesday at 1815 hrs, following large scale violent protests in capital Guwahati and 10 other districts of the state, in many areas people defied the curfew and came out to protest which forced security personnel to resort to blank firings in many areas of the state.Protestors at various places gheraoed the residence of many BJP leaders in Upper Assam.

Chief Minister Sonowal's residence at Dibrugarh also came under attack as g...