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11 separatists killed in fratricidal clashes in India`s Manipur

IRNA

Guwahati, Nov 19, IRNA -- At least 11 separatists were killed in a 
fratricidal clash between two rival groups in India`s restive north 
eastern state of Manipur, officials Wednesday said. 
A police spokesman said the 11 dead bodies were recovered from a 
thickly forested area Tuesday near village Kumbi, 50 kilometers south 
of Manipur`s capital Imphal. 
"The dead militants belonged to the outlawed People`s 
Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and probably the killing 
took place Monday," Manipur`s police chief Joychandra Singh told IRNA 
by telephone from Imphal. 
"The killings are a result of fratricidal clashes between two 
rival factions of the PREPAK." The PREPAK is a frontline rebel group 
fighting for an independent homeland for the majority Metei community 
in Manipur, bordering Myanmar. 
The PREPAK is led by two different guerrilla leaders and both the 
factions are now engaged in a bitter turf war for territorial 
supremacy in the area. 
Manipur, a state of 2.4 million people bordering Myanmar, is home 
to at least 19 guerrilla groups with their demands ranging from 
greater autonomy for particular ethnic groups to independence from 
India. 
More than 10,000 people have died in the state in the past two 
decades. 
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