Assam Rifles personnel were attacked by people suspected to be militants along the Manipur-Myanmar border on Friday morning at the village of Kuki. None of the personnel were injured. Sources said the incident took place at 8:50 am on T-Minou Kuki village, 2 km away from the headquarters of 9 Assam Rifles located near the international gate at Moreh.
The powerful foreign made bomb was detonated by a remote control when some personnel were passing by. One water tanker was hit by the shrapnel. The Assam Rifles personnel were escorting the water tanker from a facility there.
Additional forces rushed there for launching a combing operation. However, it drew a blank since it was believed that the militants had escaped to their hideouts by merely crossing the international border.
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Vigilance has been stepped up and the international border has been sealed off to check movement of the insurgents. Until now, no organisation had claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack.