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Nagaland: 4 Assam Rifles soldiers killed in ambush

| @indiablooms | Jun 17, 2018, at 10:53 pm

Guwahati, June 17 (IBNS): At least four Assam Rifles jawans died during a fierce gun fight with NSCN-K militants in Nagaland's Mon district on Sunday. 

The gun fight took place at Aboi town (Tenyak nalla near BRO camp), Mon District between Assam Rifles personnel and NSCN-K militants.

Sounds of bomb and guns continuing for about half an hour and more reinforcements of security personnel moved towards the site.

Nagaland Police also rushed to the spot.

According to reports, suspected NSCN-K militants ambushed on the Assam Rifles vehicle at the area when Assam Rifles personnel were on the way to collect water from a river between Aboi-Mohung, Nagaland.

Banned outfit group NSCN-K took responsibility of the ambush.

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