Assam Rifles jawan, injured in ambush, dies

December 04, 2016 11:20

An Assam Rifles jawan, who was injured when militants ambushed a convoy near Wakka in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.

One soldier was killed while nine others were injured when militants ambushed the convoy of the 16 Assam Rifles stationed in the district near Wakka at around 1.45 pm on Saturday. The attack took place 20 km from Indo-Myanmar border.

Unconfirmed reports from Longding said the ambush was carried out jointly by National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang and ULFA (Independent) cadres.

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