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India-Pakistan
11 killed in 'militant' attack in Assam
2014-05-03
Suspected tribal terrorists rebels shot dead 11 Muslim settlers, including two women, in attacks in tea-growing Assam, where tension is running high in election time, officials said on Friday.

Police said they suspected the terrorists militants behind the overnight killings were members of the Bodo tribe, Reuters reported.

Within hours of the attacks, Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi sought army and paramilitary help to contain the situation. No efforts would be spared to arrest the terrorists perpetrators of the crime, he said.

Union Home Ministry in Delhi has assured all help to the State Government.

Bodo people have frequently clashed with Muslims, who, they say, have illegally entered from neighbouring Bangladesh and encroached on their ancestral lands in the hills.

"The authorities will take firm action against those involved in this crime," said state government spokesman Nilamoni Sen Deka.

Police reinforcements were sent to the two districts where the attacks took place. They have a history of sectarian violence.

Candidates in India's general election, including opposition front runner Narendra Modi, have contributed to anti-Bangladeshi feeling in Assam. Modi last week said immigrants from Bangladesh in a nearby state should have their "bags packed" in case he came to power.

Election results are due on May 16.

In the first incident, the terrorists militants shot dead three members of a family, including two women, while wounding a baby, police said.

"The terrorists gunmen entered the house and shot them dead on the spot," a senior police officer in the state capital with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters.

In the second incident, eight people were killed by a group of terrorists guerrillas, he said.
Posted by:Steve White

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