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‘Shoot-at-sight’ orders issued after violence in India’s Manipur

A scooter rider drives past a damaged water tanker that was set afire during a protest by tribal groups in Churachandpur district in Manipur state, India [Reuters]

Authorities in the northeast Indian state of Manipur have issued “shoot-at-sight” orders as soldiers patrol the streets and enforce a curfew to quell violence between tribal and non-tribal groups, officials said on Thursday.

To prevent more violence, state Governor Anusuiya Uikey issued an order on Thursday authorising magistrates to shoot protesters “in extreme cases where warnings and reasonable force don’t work”.

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