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Armed residents of India's north-eastern state of Nagaland have burnt down villages in the neighbouring state of Assam, police say. | Armed residents of India's north-eastern state of Nagaland have burnt down villages in the neighbouring state of Assam, police say. |
Two villagers were killed when hundreds of Nagaland residents crossed the border and torched four settlements in Geleki, in Sibsagar district. | |
More than 20 villagers have been injured in the attack, police said. | |
Nagaland claims part of Assam as its own territory, while Assam says some of its land has been occupied by Nagaland. | Nagaland claims part of Assam as its own territory, while Assam says some of its land has been occupied by Nagaland. |
Assam police official DK Pathak told the BBC that nearly 100 houses were set on fire by armed villagers from Nagaland in Geleki early on Thursday. | |
Many villagers have fled the area of the attacks in panic. | |
'Forcible occupation | |
Nagaland was created as a separate state by carving the former Naga Hills district out of Assam in 1963 after a rebellion broke out there in 1956. | Nagaland was created as a separate state by carving the former Naga Hills district out of Assam in 1963 after a rebellion broke out there in 1956. |
The separatist National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) has been demanding integration of all Naga inhabited territories of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh with the state of Nagaland to create a greater Naga state. | The separatist National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) has been demanding integration of all Naga inhabited territories of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh with the state of Nagaland to create a greater Naga state. |
Nagaland claims thousands of square kilometres of territory in Assam as its own. | Nagaland claims thousands of square kilometres of territory in Assam as its own. |
Assam alleges that Nagaland has forcibly occupied a huge area of its territory, declaring it an administrative sub-division of its own called Niuland. | Assam alleges that Nagaland has forcibly occupied a huge area of its territory, declaring it an administrative sub-division of its own called Niuland. |
Angry Nagas burnt down 10 government schools in Manipur state on Wednesday. | Angry Nagas burnt down 10 government schools in Manipur state on Wednesday. |
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