Ambush on Assam Rifles Leaves 1 Dead, 9 Injured in Arunachal

December 03, 2016:An Assam Rifles jawan was killed while nine others were injured when
armed militants ambushed an AR convoy near Wakka in Longding district of
Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday.

Defence PRO Lt Colonel Chiranjeet
Konwar said the militants ambushed the convoy of 16 Assam Rifles
stationed in the district near Wakka at around 1.45 pm killing one jawan
on the spot while injuring nine others.

He, however, could not divulge the name of the deceased nor the group involved in the ambush.

“Search operation is going on in the area and efforts were being made to evacuate the injured jawans,” he added.

Unconfirmed reports from Longding said the ambush was carried out jointly by NSCN (K) and ULFA (Independent) cadres.

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