Tripura militants kidnap 11 people

Militants have kidnapped 11 people from the Tripura-Mizoram border, police said Saturday, adding that the abductors might have taken them to Bangladesh.

"NLFT (National Liberation Front of Tripura) extremists Friday evening abducted 16 construction workers from Rajivnagar village along Tripura-Mizoram border. Later, the rebels released five people," a Tripura police officer said.