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| India ambush: Manipur rebels 'kill at least 17 soldiers' | |
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| At least 17 soldiers have been killed and 15 injured in an attack on a troop convoy in north-east India, police say. | |
| The ambush occurred in the state of Manipur as the convoy made its way from a small town to Imphal, the state capital. | The ambush occurred in the state of Manipur as the convoy made its way from a small town to Imphal, the state capital. |
| It is thought to be in retaliation for the death of a woman who soldiers are accused of killing on Monday. | It is thought to be in retaliation for the death of a woman who soldiers are accused of killing on Monday. |
| Authorities in Manipur have struggled for years with an insurgency involving several militant groups. | Authorities in Manipur have struggled for years with an insurgency involving several militant groups. |
| The attack to place at 07:00 local time (01:30 GMT) in the state's Chandel district, N Herojit, district police superintendant, said. | |
| The rebels also used homemade bombs, an unnamed police official told Reuters. | |
| No group immediately claimed responsibility for the latest attack. | No group immediately claimed responsibility for the latest attack. |
| Shops and businesses in Manipur were closed on Wednesday in protest over the alleged killing of a woman by soldiers. | |
| In April, insurgents opened fire at two trucks carrying Indian paramilitary soldiers in neighbouring Nagaland state, killing eight of them. | |
| Indian security forces have for more than half a decade had sweeping shoot-to-kill powers in so-called "disturbed areas" under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). | |
| The controversial act was first enforced in Manipur in 1958 and later introduced in other insurgency-ridden north-eastern states. | |
| The law has been blamed for "fake killings" and campaigners say it is often misused. |