Date:10/01/2003 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2003/01/10/stories/2003011005440103.htm

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7 killed in encounter

Imphal Jan. 9. At least seven persons — four security men and three militants — were killed as BSF personnel traded gunfire with the separatist Manipur People's Liberation Front insurgents in Chandel district today. The gunbattle broke out yesterday when a BSF party was fired upon by the insurgents. — PTI