Five militants killed in encounter with Army in Assam

GUWAHATI: Five militants were killed in an encounter with army in lower Assam's Sonitpur district. Troops of the Red Horns division exchanged fire with the insurgents belonging to NDFB and MULTA at Akabasti, 8 km southeast of Lokra, army sources said.

After a heavy gun battle lasting nearly four hours, three National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and two Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) extremists were killed at around one am.

Five 9-mm pistols, a Chinese grenade, five kg of explosives, 10 detonators, 107 rounds of AK series ammunition were recovered from the slain ultras.