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Guwahati, December 16 : Militants continued their attacks on security personnel as four policemen were injured when suspected Naga militants attacked them while they were guarding a playground in North East Indian state Manipur.
The incident took place at Noney on Thursday evening.
It is the third consecutive militants attack on security personnel in past 24 hours in the North East Indian state.
On Thursday morning, four policemen were killed and four others injured in two attacks laid by suspected NSCN(IM) militants in Chandel and Tengnoupal district.
According to the reports, militants attacked the policemen while they guarding the playground, where Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh likely to inaugurate the Manipur's newly created district Noney.
A sub-inspector and three constables were injured in the attack and they were rushed to nearest Assam Rifles camp.
Meanwhile, the panic stricken villagers are terrified to attend the inaugural function of new district after consecutive militant attacks.
Top police and army officials had rushed to the area to maintain the law and order situation and launched operation against the militants.
In last year, at least 15 Indian army were killed in an ambush laid by militants in Manipur's Chandel district along the Myanmar border.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
