GUWAHATI, India, April 7 (Reuters) - ⁠At least four people were killed, two of ⁠them by police fire, in India's northeastern state ‌of Manipur on Tuesday, officials said, after months of relative calm. Two children from the mostly Hindu Meitei community were killed after a ​bomb exploded in a house in ⁠the Meitei-dominated Bishnupur district, ⁠the officials and the chief minister's office said. Clashes first ‌broke out in May 2023 between Manipur's dominant, ⁠mostly Hindu ​Meitei community and the mainly Christian Kuki tribes over economic benefits and job quotas. The children killed in the latest unrest belonged to the Meitei community, whose members alleged the attack was carried out ⁠by Kuki militants. Kuki groups denied the accusations.

Source: The Star April 07, 2026 17:20 UTC