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| Seven dead in Indian rebel attack | Seven dead in Indian rebel attack |
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| Police in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur say a group of unidentified rebels have killed seven Hindi-speaking migrant workers. | Police in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur say a group of unidentified rebels have killed seven Hindi-speaking migrant workers. |
| The victims came from the country's northern Hindi-speaking state of Bihar. | The victims came from the country's northern Hindi-speaking state of Bihar. |
| Police said 20 armed militants attacked the workers at Mayai Lambi, not far from the state's capital Imphal. | Police said 20 armed militants attacked the workers at Mayai Lambi, not far from the state's capital Imphal. |
| Attacks on Hindi-speaking migrants are rare in Manipur compared to neighbouring Assam where about 150 have been killed in last two years. | Attacks on Hindi-speaking migrants are rare in Manipur compared to neighbouring Assam where about 150 have been killed in last two years. |
| None of Manipur's many separatist rebel groups have claimed responsibility for the killings so far. | None of Manipur's many separatist rebel groups have claimed responsibility for the killings so far. |
| Police said the rebels wearing olive green jackets and covering their faces with towels stormed a camp of workers late on Monday. | Police said the rebels wearing olive green jackets and covering their faces with towels stormed a camp of workers late on Monday. |
| "They were dragged out, lined up and shot dead," Manipur police chief Y Joykumar Singh said. | "They were dragged out, lined up and shot dead," Manipur police chief Y Joykumar Singh said. |
| Soft targets | Soft targets |
| Another person, also a Hindi-speaker, was shot dead near Komlakhong village, under the same police jurisdiction, late on Monday. | |
| It is not clear who was responsible for that killing either. | It is not clear who was responsible for that killing either. |
| Hindi-speaking migrants have been targeted in neighbouring AssamPanic over the deaths spread among the local residents. | Hindi-speaking migrants have been targeted in neighbouring AssamPanic over the deaths spread among the local residents. |
| Residents remained indoors and the streets were deserted on Tuesday following the violence, local correspondents say. | Residents remained indoors and the streets were deserted on Tuesday following the violence, local correspondents say. |
| Manipur's separatist rebels have until now preferred to attack Indian security forces rather than civilian targets. | Manipur's separatist rebels have until now preferred to attack Indian security forces rather than civilian targets. |
| Separately, rebels belonging to the United National Liberation Front (Unlf), the strongest separatist group of Manipur, said they had killed six Indian soldiers in an attack on their outpost on the state's border with Burma border this week . | Separately, rebels belonging to the United National Liberation Front (Unlf), the strongest separatist group of Manipur, said they had killed six Indian soldiers in an attack on their outpost on the state's border with Burma border this week . |
| The Indian army says only one soldier was killed and seven others were injured. | The Indian army says only one soldier was killed and seven others were injured. |
| In neighbouring Assam state, rebels of the United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) have regularly attacked Hindi-speakers. | In neighbouring Assam state, rebels of the United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) have regularly attacked Hindi-speakers. |
| The rebel group says Hindi-speaking migrants and settlers from India's heartland states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are threatening the indigenous people of the state. | The rebel group says Hindi-speaking migrants and settlers from India's heartland states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are threatening the indigenous people of the state. |
| They also accuse the incomers of being close to Indian security forces in Assam. | They also accuse the incomers of being close to Indian security forces in Assam. |