Official: Militants kill 22 in India's remote northeast

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Gauhati, Oct 17, SPA -- Tribal militants reportedly ambusheda bus and used machetes to kill 22 people from a rivalethnic group in India's remote northeast on Monday, anofficial said. Another five people were injured in the attack in thevillage of Zirikindeng in Assam, a northeastern state, saidD. D. Tripathi, a magistrate in the Karbi Anglong district,where the assault took place. The Associated Press quoted Police as saying that the militants were reportedly from the Dimasa tribe, which has in recent months fought with militia fromthe rival Karbi tribe, the group that all those killedbelonged to.--SPA1359 Local Time 1059 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/296845

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