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Two students killed, three injured in cross firing between Assam Rifles and NSCN(Khaplang) militants along Indo-Myanmar border
Two students killed, three injured in cross firing between Assam Rifles and NSCN(Khaplang) militants along Indo-Myanmar border. At least two students were killed and three others including two security personnel injured in cross firing between Assam Rifles and suspected NSCN(Khaplang) militants in Phek district of Nagaland along Myanmar border on Thursday night, officials said.
Guwahati: At least two students were killed and three others including two security personnel injured in cross firing between Assam Rifles and suspected NSCN(Khaplang) militants in Phek district of Nagaland along Myanmar border on Thursday night, officials said.
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A top official of Assam Rifles said that, the incident took place at Phor area in the bordering district with Myanmar when troops of Assam Rifles were bringing the bodies of two NSCN(Khaplang) militants from the encounter spot, a group of villagers of the remote area had stopped the paramilitary convoy and demanded that the bodies handed over to them.
While discussion between the security personnel and villagers was in progress, suspected NSCN(Khaplang) militants had fired at the Assam Rifles jawans and exchanged bullets. During the cross firing, two students were killed and three including an officer and a jawan of Assam Rifles injured.
The injured persons had rushed to nearest hospital. Assam Rifles had launched massive operation against the militants in the remote bordering area. On Thursday, two NSCN(Khaplang) militants were killed in a fierce gun fight with security forces at Avangkhu area in Phek district. Security personnel had recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in possession from the deceased militants.
