Guwahati, Nov 12: Assam Police have arrested five individuals for allegedly supporting the recent deadly Delhi Red Fort blast on social media, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on a micro-blogging site, on Wednesday.

Those arrested have been identified as Mattiur Rahman of Darrang, Hassan Ali Mondal of Goalpara, Abdul Latif of Chirang, Wajhul Kamal of Kamrup, and Nur Amin Ahmed of Bongaigaon.

The Chief Minister said that the Assam Police would continue to act swiftly against anyone using social media to "spread hatred or glorify terror".

Speaking on the sidelines of an event in Guwahati, Sarma stated that besides the five arrest, at least 34 more "terror sympathisers" across the state have been identified.

The list includes five from Kamrup, one from Tamulpur, one from

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