Two killed in firing on firewood collectors in Manipur
Suspected militants opened fire on a group collecting firewood in Imphal East, killing two men and injuring two others.
In brief
Suspected militants opened fire on a group collecting firewood in Imphal East, killing two men and injuring two others. Two firewood collectors were shot dead and two injured when suspected militants ambushed their group near Nongshum in Manipur's Imphal East district on October nineteenth, twenty twenty-six…
Ambush on firewood collectors
More than ten people went to hills near Nongshum around seven a.m. on October nineteenth to collect firewood when suspected militants ambushed them, officials said.
Two dead, two injured
Two men were shot dead on the spot and two others sustained gunshot injuries in the firing in Manipur's Imphal East district on Monday.
Survivor describes the attack
An injured man taken to a private hospital in Imphal said, while we were loading the firewood, we were suddenly fired upon.
“While we were loading the firewood, we were suddenly fired upon.”
Search ongoing for missing
Two men's bodies were being retrieved and around three people were yet to be traced, officials said as efforts continued at the scene.
The headline
Two firewood collectors were shot dead and two injured when suspected militants ambushed their group near Nongshum in Manipur's Imphal East district on October nineteenth, twenty twenty-six.
