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CRPF post in Manipur attacked, 2 killed
A CRPF jawan and a militant were killed in an encounter at Wangu in Thoubal district of Manipur, official sources said in Imphal on Sunday.
Published on: Sep 16, 2004, 20:48:00 IST
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A CRPF jawan and a militant were killed in an encounter at Wangu in Thoubal district of Manipur, official sources said in Imphal on Sunday.
After heavily armed militants attacked a post of 132nd CRPF battalion at Wangu, about 60 km south east of here late last night, the security personnel also started firing, they said.
In the shoot out, a militant and a jawan were killed.
A pistol was recovered from near the body of the militant who was yet to be identified.
Police and security men started a combing operation to arrest the militants who had fled to the nearby hilly jungles.
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