GUWAHATI (India): Indian soldiers shot dead 10 villagers in the volatile northeast yesterday, mistaking some of them for militants, as guerillas set off three bombs during Republic Day celebrations in the region.
The soldiers fired on a crowd of about 5,000 people who attacked them with knives, sticks and stones in the village of Hajo on the outskirts of Guwahati, the region's main city, where troops went to hunt down guerillas believed to be hiding there.
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