Tribal body claims death toll in firing on civilians now at 17, police differ

As workers failed to reach their homes, local youth and villagers went in search of them and surrounded army vehicles. In the ensuing melee, one soldier was killed and many of the vehicles burnt down. Security forces who fired in self-defence killed another nine civilians, members of the tribal body Konyak Union claimed.Police officers, however, said seven civilians were killed.Rioting spilled over into Sunday afternoon when an angry mob vandalised the offices of the union and an Assam Rifles camp in the area, setting fire to parts of it.



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