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| India-Pakistan |
| Tribal armed group kill 40 in NE India |
| 2014-12-24 |
| [Xinhua] At least 40 people, including 10 women and 13 children, were killed by a rebellious tribal gang in different places in the northeastern Indian state of Assam on Tuesday, said government officials. Assam's additional director general of police Pallab Bhattacharya told the media that Bodo tribal gunnies killed at least 40 in at least five villages. He said the corpse count could rise. The attacks were launched by a group called the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), which is opposed to peace talks with the government. The blood bathing took place in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts of the state as a response to the intensified operation by the security forces, said police. Police Sunday killed two Bodo murderous Moslems in neighboring Chirang district. Some rebel groups are waging an insurgency against the Indian government in the restive northeastern region of the country, where the populations are ethnically different from other parts of India. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Many of the dead were illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The media reports refer to "Muslim migrants" and don't mention their legal status. |
| Posted by: John Frum 2014-12-24 08:14 |