Seven killed in militant attack in Assam's Kokrajhar distrct

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Press Trust of India Guwahati
Last Updated : May 02 2014 | 10:04 AM IST
Seven people, including two children and four women, were today killed in an attack by suspected NDFB (Songbijit) militants in a village in Kokrajhar under Bodoland Territorial Administrative District (BTAD) of Assam.
A group of heavily armed extremists swooped down on two houses in Balaparajan Village-1 under Goreswar police station at around 1 AM and opened indescriminate fire, killing 7 persons on the spot, IGP L R Bishnoi told PTI.
The two injured men have been admitted to a hospital in a serious condition, he said.
A joint combing operation by the police and paramilitary forces has been launched in the area to track down the assailants, official sources said.
Last night, another group of NDFB-S ultras in Daksa district of BTAD had gunned down three persons, including two women, and injured an infant.
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First Published: May 02 2014 | 10:04 AM IST

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