NSCN cadre killed, soldier injured on Myanmar border

An NSCN(K) cadre was killed and a soldier injured in an operation by special forces on Monday along the India-Myanmar border in Arunachal Pradesh, Indian Army sources said.

An AK-56 assault rifle and 200 rounds of ammunition were seized during the operation against the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) militants in Longding district.

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The operation began in the morning and was still continuing, the sources said, adding that it was not a cross-border strike by the armed forces.