Militants killed in Manipur gunfight

Two suspected militants were killed in an encounter between police and armed militants in Manipur's Thoubal district this afternoon, police sources said.

Two suspected militants were killed in an encounter between police and armed militants in Manipur's Thoubal district this afternoon, police sources said.

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Acting on specific information that some militants were hiding at Buffalo farm area in the district, police raided the area to catch the militants at about 2.25 pm Seeing the policemen, the militants fired and were killed in ensuing gunfight, sources said.

Three AK-47 rifles, two bombs and some ammunition were seized from the slain militants, sources added.