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Militants ambush Assam Rifles vehicle; encounter on along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border
Militants ambushed an Assam Rifles vehicle, triggering an encounter along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Sunday morning.
Guwahati: Militants ambushed an Assam Rifles vehicle, triggering an encounter along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Sunday morning.
An Assam Rifles vehicle was attacked by grenades and loud explosions were heard at Barabasti 12th Mile on NH-53 bordering Assam's Tinsukia district, a defence spokesman said.
Security forces retaliated and both are currently locked in an encounter.
Further details were awaited.