26 December 2009 GUWAHATI - Two dreaded tribal separatists were killed on Friday in Assam, bringing to four the number of militants gunned down since Thursday in the stepped up offensive against the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
A police spokesperson said a group of three armed NDFB militants challenged a security patrol early on Friday near Rangapara in Sonitpur district.
| And I thought it was tough to find upazailas on a map ... |
| Well sure, silly, if you're looking on a map. They found it in the real world. There all one need do is ask a p'liceman for directions. |
"The NDFB rebels opened fire at the security team and that led to the encounter in which two militants
were killed. The third managed to escape under cover of the early morning fog," a senior police official said.
A cache of weapons and explosives was recovered from the dead militants.
"The NDFB group was in the area for an extortion drive when security forces challenged them," the official said.
Two other NDFB rebels were killed in separate encounters with security forces in the same district on Thursday.
| So are these 'challenges' or 'cross-fires'? |
| We shall have to await the newspaper reports to find out. School yourself to patience, my dear. |
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