Eight persons were killed and over two dozen were injured in gunfight in violence-hit Manipur state in India. As heavy exchange of fire continued between two groups in the areas, bordering the Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts for the fourth consecutive day, today, three people, including two who had been injured by splinters a day ago, died, police said. Women-led groups in Meitei-dominated Bishnupur have been stopping additional Indian forces from reaching the areas where the two groups have engaged in an intense gunfight since the early hours of August 29. The two persons, who succumbed to injuries, were identified as music composer L.S. Mangboi, 42, and Richard Hemkholun, 31, both residents of Churachandpur.—INP
