Civilian injured during crossfire between army, militants in Assam

Guwahati, Dec 21 (IANS) A civilian was injured during a crossfire between the army and militants in Assam's Tinsukia district, a defence official said here on Wednesday.According to Army PRO in Guwahati Lt. Col. Mahendra Rawat, a search operation was conducted in the Pengri area on Tuesday night and four linkmen of a militant group were apprehended.After questioning the four, the army and local police launched another search operation in the upper Dihing reserve forest, about 6 km southwest of Pengri, on Wednesday morning."The security personnel came under fire from militants during the search operation, and in a swift retaliation by the security forces, the militants were pushed back," Rawat said.The militants are suspected to be cadres of the defunct United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I).The operation is currently underway.
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