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| Seven rebels killed in northeast India |
| 2007-10-06 |
| Security forces have shot dead seven separatists in three clashes in India’s restive northeastern state of Manipur, authorities said Friday. Police commandos and army soldiers gunned down three militants about 50 kilometres from the state capital Imphal, police said. “Rifles and grenades, besides a large cache of ammunition, were recovered from the dead militants,” said a senior police official who did not want to be named. Four more rebels died in two other clashes in Manipur, said army spokesman Colonel LM Pant. Security forces in Manipur stepped up anti-insurgency operations after separatists killed five paramilitary troopers Wednesday in an ambush. The People’s Revolutionary Army of Kangleipak, which is fighting for an independent homeland for the majority Metei community, claimed responsibility for that attack. More than 19 militant groups are active in Manipur, which borders Myanmar, with demands ranging from secession to greater autonomy. More than 10,000 people have lost their lives to insurgency in Manipur during the past two decades. |
| Posted by:Fred |