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Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday termed the drone bomb attacks on civilians as “act of terrorism” and added that the state government will take up “necessary response” to fight such acts of terror.
Manipur witnessed two separate drone bomb attacks in the Koutruk and Senjam Chirang areas of Imphal West district in which at least two people died, including a woman, and 12 others were injured.
According to security officials, the use of drones in the bomb attacks marks the first instance of “hi-tech weapons” being employed in the state.
In a long post on X, Singh said that the people of Manipur shall unite against “hate, division, and separatism”.
“Dropping of bombs on civilian population and security forces by using drones is an act of terrorism and I condemn such cowardly acts in the strongest terms. Manipur state government takes such unprovoked assault with utmost seriousness and will take up necessary response to fight such forms of terrorism upon the indigenous population,” Singh said.
“We denounce all forms of violence, and the people of Manipur shall unite together against hate, division and separatism,” he added.
After the drone bomb attacks, the state government has ordered the police to conduct combing operations and sanitisation in areas bordering Imphal West district.
Manipur has been facing constant instances of ethnic violence that started on May 3, 2023, after a tribal solidarity march in the hill districts of the state was called to protest against the majority Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
More than 220 people belonging to both Kuki and Meitei communities and security personnel have been killed since the start of the violence.
