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An Indian service worker stands defender connected a road connected the outskirts of Kohima, superior of northeastern Nagaland state, India, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. Angry villagers burned service vehicles successful protestation aft much than a twelve radical were killed by Indian service soldiers who mistakenly believed immoderate of them were militants successful Nagaland state, on the borderline with Myanmar, astir 300 kilometers (186 miles) from here. Nagaland states apical elected authoritative ordered a probe into the killings, which occurred connected Saturday. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

GAUHATI – Angry villagers burned service vehicles successful protestation aft much than a twelve radical were killed by soldiers who mistakenly believed immoderate of them were militants successful India’s distant northeast portion on the borderline with Myanmar, officials said Sunday.

Nagaland state’s apical elected authoritative Neiphiu Rio ordered a probe into the killings, which occurred connected Saturday. He tweeted, “The unfortunate incidental starring to the sidesplitting of civilians astatine Oting is highly condemnable.”

An service serviceman said the soldiers fired astatine a motortruck aft receiving quality astir a question of insurgents successful the country and killed six people. As irate villagers burned 2 service vehicles, the soldiers fired astatine them, sidesplitting 9 much people, the serviceman said connected information of anonymity arsenic helium was not authorized to speech to reporters.

One worker was besides killed successful the clash with protesters, helium said.

An Indian service connection said it “deeply regretted” the incidental and its aftermath, adding that “the origin of the unfortunate nonaccomplishment of lives is being investigated astatine the highest level and due enactment volition beryllium taken arsenic per the people of law.”

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"Security forces person suffered terrible injuries successful the incident, including 1 worker who succumbed to the injuries," it added.

The connection said “credible intelligence” connected insurgent movements indicated that a “specific cognition was planned” successful Mon territory successful Nagaland.

Insurgents often transverse into Myanmar aft attacking Indian authorities forces successful the distant area.

Nyamtow Konyak, a section assemblage leader, said those killed were ember miners.

India’s Home Minister Amit Shah expressed anguish implicit the “unfortunate incident” and said the authorities authorities volition analyse the killings.

The service serviceman said the soldiers had laid an ambush for a week pursuing quality that insurgents were readying to onslaught soldiers successful the area, 400 kilometers (250 miles) eastbound of Gauhati, the superior of Assam state.

Government forces are battling dozens of taste insurgent groups successful India’s distant northeast whose demands scope from autarkic homelands to maximum autonomy wrong India.

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