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Chinese arms fuelling NE rebels' arsenal ?
Morung Express | New Delhi, April 8 (TNN):
On March 12, a question was raised in the Lok Sabha if insurgent groups in the northeastern states have been acquiring sophisticated weapons from China via Myanmar. Minister of state for home M Ramachandran replied in the negative saying that the Chinese leadership has assured that the country will not fan insurgency or encourage separatist elements in the region.
However, photographic evidence seems to suggest otherwise. Two photographs accessed by TOI show Chinese characters (possibly indicating firing modes) on an AK-56 rifle, and ULFA cadres assembling sophisticated Heckler & Koch 33 assault rifles somewhere in the jungles of the region. A senior Assam Police officer involved in counter-insurgency operations says they are aware of ultras using sophisticated weapons.
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