Date:31/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/31/stories/2008103162181200.htm
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Militants gun down 10 people

Sushanta Talukdar

Guwahati: Suspected militants belonging to the Black Widow outfit — the Jewel Garlosa faction of the Dima Halom Daugah (DHD) — gunned down eight police personnel and two civilians in Assam’s North Cachar Hills district on Thursday.

Police said the incident occurred at 5 p.m. at Thaijuary where the militants ambushed a vehicle carrying the police team escorting a vehicle, which was carrying a body.

The DHD is currently under a ceasefire agreement with the Centre.

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