Imphal, Dec 19 : Two persons have been killed and four others injured in a clash between militants and civilians in an interior Manipur village of Bishenpur district, official sources said on Thursday.
Trouble began whem Kuki militants entered Kwakta village, about 45 km from here, last evening and attempted to kidnap a Muslim girl.
When the villagers raised an alarm and chased the militants, the militants fired at the people injuring two villagers, the sources said.
The irate villagers chased the Kuki militants and killed a militant and a Kuki villager of neighbouring village where the villagers thought that the militants had taken shelter, the sources said.
The militants who were nearby started firing at the villagers injuring two civilians who chased them, the sources said.
Heavy police and security forces were deployed in the area to prevent any communal clashes.
The motive behind the attempt to kidnap the Muslim girl by militants was not immediately known.
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Two killed, four injured in Manipur clashes
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