Bomb explosion killed 16 in Manipur, KCP(MC) claims responsibility
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  • 16 people, mostly civilians, were killed and 27 others wounded in a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) blast at Pandon in Imphal on October 21. The place of the incident was about 50 meters away from the Imphal west district police commando complex1.

    The Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) in a press release on October 22 claimed responsibility for the IED attack stating that the action was against security personnel who were taking part in gambling during Diwali festival2.

    In other developments, eight militants, including three KCP cadres, were killed in three different incidents around Imphal on October 233.

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