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13 Nov, 4 tweets, 1 min read
What really happened in the #Manipur ambush? (thread)
The attack took place between Behiang Sialsi and S. Sekhen village in Churachandpur district at around 10.30 a.m.
Jubilee Moi, the 50-year-old lady chief of Behiang rushed to the spot when no one else was willing to. She carried the wounded in two trips to PHC Behiang in her own vehicle.
After the ambush a few tarpaulin sheets were found on the slopes of the Tuivai river, indicating that the insurgents would have been hiding there since last night.
Some blood stains have also been found at the spot, pointing at the possibility of casualties among the insurgents as well.

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