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Security posts alerted along Indo-Myanmar border
March 17, 2008: (The Times of India) MOREH (MANIPUR): Security posts in this border town of Manipur's Chandel district have been put on high alert after Saturday's ambush by insurgents on an Assam Rifles post left two persons dead, official sources said on Monday.
Random security patrolling has
also been intensified to detect the movement of insurgents of Manipur People's
Army (MPA), armed wing of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), which
attacked the post of 24th Assam Rifles battalion at T. Minou village, about 5
km west of this town.
Police sources said a civilian identified as Holkhomang Mate was killed in
crossfire during the ambush in which rifleman Mohammad Hadish was also charred
to death.
The sources said a large number of MPA insurgents were present along the international border, who might strike at the security posts anytime, about 120 kms south-east of Imphal.