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India: Nine migrant labourers killed in Manipur blast
At least 9 migrant labourers from Assam were killed and 11 others seriously injured on Friday night in a grenade attack by militants at Nagamapal area in Imphal West district of Manipur.
The victims had been employed by a private construction firm.
According to reports, on Friday night some youths entered the makeshift shed where the labourers were staying and asked them to vacate. When the workers did not heed the warning, the youths returned and lobbed grenades, killing nine workers.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/nine-migrant-labourers-killed-in-manipur-blast/article5127618.ece?homepage=true
The victims had been employed by a private construction firm.
According to reports, on Friday night some youths entered the makeshift shed where the labourers were staying and asked them to vacate. When the workers did not heed the warning, the youths returned and lobbed grenades, killing nine workers.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/nine-migrant-labourers-killed-in-manipur-blast/article5127618.ece?homepage=true