Naga teen on way to buy essentials killed in Manipur ambush

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Tensions escalated in Manipur, India, after a 17-year-old Naga boy was killed in an ambush allegedly by Kuki militants, with retaliatory killings and arson attacks reported between the Naga and Kuki communities in the region.

A 17-year-old Naga boy was killed in an alleged ambush by suspected Kuki militants. This incident occurred in Manipur's Tamenglong district on Monday morning. Tensions between the Naga and Kuki communities have escalated following this event. Five Kuki villagers were also killed in separate incidents involving suspected Naga militants. Several houses were torched in Naga and Kuki-inhabited areas across the state.