Nagaland killings: rioting as Indian security forces shoot dozen civilians

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Angry villagers who set fire to army vehicles are among more than a dozen civilians killed by soldiers in India's remote north-east region along the border with Myanmar.

An army officer said the soldiers fired at a truck, killing six people, after receiving intelligence about a movement of insurgents in the area. As villagers reacted by burning two army vehicles, the soldiers fired at them, killing seven more people, the officer said, adding that one soldier was also killed in the clash.