Today's mindless attack in Manipur very distressing, PM tweets

June 04, 2015 18:42

"Today's mindless attack in Manipur is very distressing. I bow to each and every soldier who has sacrificed his life for the nation," PM tweets on Manipur ambush.

Using rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons, a group of insurgents on Thursday ambushed a military convoy killing at least 20 army personnel in the worst such attack in recent years.

Eleven army men were also injured in the ambush, an army spokesman said.

A team of 6 Dogra Regiment was on a road opening patrol as part of its daily routine along Tengnoupal-New Samtal road, about 80 kilometre from Imphal, when it was attacked by an unidentified insurgent outfit first with a powerful Improvised e Device, a police official said in Imphal.

After the IED blast, the insurgents resorted to heavy firing at the convoy of four army vehicles with RPGs and automatic weapons, army sources said in Delhi.

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