[1/2] People take part in a mass rally in Meitei dominated Imphal, amidst the conflict with Kuki tribals in the remote northeastern state of Manipur, India, July 29, 2023.
REUTERS/Stringer/File PhotoGUWAHATI, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Three people were killed and houses set ablaze in fresh violence in India's Manipur, police officials said late on Friday, as sporadic violence and killings continue in the remote northeastern state.
The three people killed on Thursday night belonged to the majority Metei community in the state's Bishnupur district, a police spokesperson said.
A spokesperson for a Kuki civil society group said it did not have an immediate comment on the latest killings.
Over 180 people have been killed and thousands have fled their homes, since the violence started in Manipur, a state of 3.2 million that borders Myanmar.
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