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23,000 displaced, at least 54 killed - A look at the violent Manipur clashes
12 Photos . Updated: 09 May 2023, 11:27 PM IST Edited By Anwesha Mitra
Ethnic clashes broke out in Manipur last week afte... moreEthnic clashes broke out in Manipur last week after tribals organised a demonstration in the 10 hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe status. The clashes displaced around 23,000 people and resulted in the deaths of at least 54 people.
1/12People at the site of a fire incident after violence broke out on Wednesday. (File Photo)
2/12Indian Army servicemen patrol during a rescue operation following ethnic violence in the region near Imphal (AFP)
3/12Army personnel rescue people from a violence-hit area of Manipur (PTI)
4/12Indian servicemen evacuate people to a temporary shelter. (AFP)
5/12A general view shows the remains of a house that was set on fire by a mob in the ethnic violence hit area of Senapati district in India's Manipur state on May 8, 2023. - Around 23,000 people have fled the unrest which erupted last week in the hilly northeast state bordering Myanmar. The latest clashes erupted between the majority Meitei people, who are mostly Hindu, living in and around the Manipur capital Imphal and the mainly Christian Kuki tribe of the hills. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) (AFP)
6/12Patna: Students from Bihar, studying in Manipur, upon their arrival at Jayprakash Narayan Airport after being rescued from the ongoing violence in Manipur, in Patna, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (PTI Photo) (PTI05_09_2023_000037B) (PTI)
7/12Students from Bihar reach Jayprakash Narayan Airport after being rescued from the violence-hit Manipur, in Patna on Tuesday. (ANI)
8/12Indian army soldiers inspect the remains of a house that was set on fire by a mob in the ethnic violence hit area of Senapati district in India's Manipur state on May 8, 2023. (AFP)
9/12Christians protest at the Nampally exhibition grounds in Hyderabad in solidarity with tribal people of Manipur. (PTI)
10/12An Indian army soldier makes a scout as smokes rises from grains that was set on fire by a mob in the ethnic violence hit area of Senapati district in India's Manipur state on May 8, 2023. (AFP)
11/12Refugees from Manipur state rest at a relief camp at Lakhipur, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam on Sunday (AP)
12/12Maharashtra-based students flash victory sign on their arrival at the airport after being evacuated from violence-hit Manipur, in Mumbai on Monday. (ANI)
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