Guwahati, June 16 : At least 12 people, including eight children, were charred to death and two others injured in Assam's strife-torn North Cachar Hills district in continued violence between the warring Dimasa and Zemi Naga tribes.
Police said armed Dimasa tribals attacked Mechidui village, 23 km from the district headquarters Haflong, at 12.30 pm and torched 50 houses.
Police recovered 12 charred bodies which have been sent for post mortem. The victims are yet to be identified. The injured have been rushed to Haflong Civil Hospital.
Today's incident could be in retaliation to the attack by Zemi Nagas on two villages on June eight and June 10 where nearly 50 houses were set ablaze, police said.
Several persons have been killed in the ongoing ethnic clash between the rival communities in the past few months.
The hill district has been rocked by violence with militant groups Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel) and NSCN factions targetting trains and public installations. Ze
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