At least nine dead after an armed attack in the framework of new intercommunal clashes in Manipur

June 14 (EUROPA PRESS) –

At least nine people have died and ten have been injured in an alleged armed attack in the town of Jamenlok, in the state of Manipur, in the context of the violent intercommunal clashes that have been taking place in the region for months.

The Manipur Police have detailed that a group of armed men entered the village of Agjiang on the border between East Imphal and Kangpokpi district on Tuesday night and began shooting around 10:00 p.m. (local time).

“All the injured have been admitted to hospitals. At least one of them is in critical condition,” said the superintendent of East Imphal, Shivakanta Singh, as reported by ‘The Hindustan Times’.

More than 100 people have died in the context of intercommunal violence and the authorities have decreed a curfew in 11 of the 16 districts of Manipur, to which the suspension of Internet services is also added.

Violence erupted earlier this month during a march called by the All Manipur Tribal Students Union (ATSUM) in support of the native Naga and Kuki communities after authorities launched a move to grant them status. tribe to the metei community, the majority in the Indian stadium.