NEW DELHI, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- At least six militants belonging to Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militant outfit were killed Friday in a gunfight with joint contingents of Indian army and police in India's northeastern state of Assam, officials said.
The gunfight broke out early Friday at Karbi Anglong district, about 250 km east of Dispur, the capital city of Assam.
"In Assam, security forces early today gunned down six KPLT militants in Karbi Anglong," an official said. "The Assam police, army and CRPF conducted the operation under Bokajan police station."
According to officials, the operation to hunt down militants was carried out at around 1:00 a.m. (local time) on specific intelligence inputs.
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