Six Killed When Bridge Blown Up in India

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3026939,00.html




GAUHATI, India (AP) - Suspected separatist rebels
blew up a bus on the main highway in India's
northeast Thursday, killing six passengers, police
said.

Investigators said the attackers had planted a
bomb on the Lilong Bridge in Manipur state. The
attack, which also injured 15 people, came a day
before India celebrates its national independence.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for
the attack, but the state's deputy
inspector-general of police, D. Misra, said he
suspected separatist rebels.

More than 30 rebel militias are operating in the
northeastern states with demands ranging from
secession to greater autonomy and the right to
self-determination.



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In another attack Wednesday evening in the
region's Tripura state, suspected rebels fired into
a crowded market in the village of Jubotara, seven
miles north of Agartala, the state capital, police
said. Two people were killed and four were
wounded.


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