A policeman walks past injured tribal demonstrators after a clash during a protest at Dekiajuli town in the northeastern Indian state of Assam December 24, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Police in northeast India fired on Wednesday on demonstrators protesting against the killings of dozens of people by tribal guerrillas, killing five of them.
Militants fighting for a separate homeland for indigenous Bodo tribesmen went on a killing spree in Assam state on Tuesday, killing 51 people in four attacks in the space of an hour, the deadliest violence in months.
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