Restive Indian state Manipur orders curfew after fresh violence; internet also shutdown due to ethnic tensions


The latest violence was triggered on June 7 after reports of the arrest of five members of Arambai Tenggol, a radical Meitei group. -- PHOTO: AFP

IMPHAL, India (AFP): An Indian state riven by ethnic tensions imposed an internet shutdown and curfew after protesters clashed with security forces over the arrest of some members of a radical group, police said Sunday.

Manipur in India's northeast has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than two years between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community that have killed more than 250 people.

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