Assam Killings Take On Ethnic Hue: Over 70 Killed In Bodo Attacks, 250 Missing
The violence in Assam took on an ethnic hue on Wednesday, a day after armed Bodo rebels gunned down more than 70 Adivasis and injured 15 in orchestrated attacks in different parts of the state.
Police officials said the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit) — the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland — carried out the attacks in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts lasting about three hours on Tuesday evening. The militants killed 37 people in Sonitpur, and 27 in Kokrajhar, including 18 children and 21 women.
Three persons were killed in police firing on Wednesday morning when angry Adivasis, armed with bows and arrows, attacked police stations in Sonitpur. Three more were killed when an Adivasi mob attacked Bodo villages in Chirang district.
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More News On The Growing Sectarian Violence In India's Assam State
Centre, state launch all-out offensive against militant group that carried out deadly Assam attack -- Times of India
India attack: Suspected rebels kill dozens in Assam -- BBC
Militants Kill Dozens in Northeast India Attacks -- WSJ
Curfew imposed after separatist rebels kill at least 63 in northeast India -- AP
Northeast India massacre triggers violence -- Al Jazeera
Rebel attacks in India kill 51, spark violent protests -- Reuters
India to Deploy 5000 Troops to Assam After String of Attacks -- NYT
Tribal militant attacks kill at least 63 in northeast India, police say -- CNN
63 dead in Indian rebel attacks -- Irish Independent
Dozens killed in rebel attack on tribal villages in India’s Assam state -- Euronews
India: Assam violence escalates, 68 killed -- World Bulletin
Protests break out in Assam against Bodo militant attack -- The Hindu
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ReplyDeleteYou have a point Andrew. The crisis in Ukraine and in the Middle East has diverted my attention away from the many other conflicts in the world. Unrest and sectarian violence in India, tensions on the Thai - Cambodia border, the civil war in Central Africa Republic, the FARC - Colombia conflict, South Sudan, Darfur, Sudan, etc. ....
ReplyDeleteYup .... will pay more attention to posting news reports on these conflicts in the future.