Indian soldiers of the Assam Rifles mistakenly open fire on a group of miners returning home from work in Nagaland, believing them to be militants. Thirteen miners and a soldier are killed, with the soldier and seven miners being killed in a subsequent confrontation with angry locals.
Indian soldiers open fire on a group of miners returning home after work in Nagaland, killing six people. Angry civilians confronted the troops after the killings, with soldiers opening fire and killing seven more people. The army said that they "thought that the killed were militants".
Indian soldiers oftheAssamRiflesmistakenlyopen fire on a group of miners returning home from work in Nagaland, believing themtobe militants.Thirteenminers andasoldier are killed, with thesoldier and seven minersbeingkilled in a subsequent confrontationwith angry locals.
