There are today
more than
60 insurgent
groups in
Manipur.
Almost all claim
to represent
the interests of
various ethic
groupsIn a surprise attack, a large group of militants attacked a paramilitary camp in Manipur's Noney district and fled with nine assorted automatic guns, as per official sources. The camp, located about 10 km away from the national highway, houses security forces protecting personnel of the Bharatiya Infos Pvt Ltd undertaking tunnelling for rail lines there.
Reinforcements had been dispatched to the area while officials at the spot said that they are making inventory of the arms and ammunition lost. They later announced that the militants had made away with four self-loading rifles, four INSAS rifles and an AK 47 rifle and some assorted ammunition.
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