Source: The Sangai Express / NNN
Imphal, October 08:
Continuing the fratricidal fights without heeding the continuous appeals of Naga civil societies not to clash within public inhabited areas, an NSCN-IM cadre was killed while another suffered bullet injury as factions clashed in Phek district of Nagaland today, reports NNN.
Official sources said that the victim has been identified as one 's/s LC' Ivulho Sema while the injured is 's/s 2nd Lt ' Athem Thankhal, both cadres of NSCN-IM.
The injured is undergoing treatment at a hospital in the district.
Sources also revealed hat the combined forces of NSCN-K and FGN attacked a temporary hide-out of the NSCN-IM located at Jericho 2 colony and chased them till Bethany 2 colony within Phek town today.
The attack starting at around 3.30 am lasted for almost four hours, where the NSCN-IM cadres also retaliated with showers of firing.
However, no casualty has been reported from the combined forces, sources said adding that police have recovered hundreds of empty cases fired from sophisticated weapons.