10-18-2005, 10:35 PM
<b>Tribals clash with Army in violence-torn Assam town</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Tribal militants on Tuesday clashed with Army soldiers and torched scores of houses in Assam's violence-torn Karbi Anglong district despite an indefinite curfew and shoot-at-sight orders.
A police spokesman said there were reports of militants attacking security forces in at least two places with automatic weapons.
"We are yet to get details as the area where the encounters are believed to have taken place was very remote," Karbi Anglong district magistrate DD Tripathi said.
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A police spokesman said there were reports of militants attacking security forces in at least two places with automatic weapons.
"We are yet to get details as the area where the encounters are believed to have taken place was very remote," Karbi Anglong district magistrate DD Tripathi said.
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