Tribal plantation workers burn houses belonging to indigenous Bodo tribesmen after ethnic clashes in Balijuri village, in Sonitpur district in the northeastern Indian state of Assam on December 24, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - India deployed military helicopters to hunt down tribal militants in the northeastern state of Assam on Thursday after rebels killed 75 people this week, the deadliest in the remote area in years.
Assam has a history of sectarian bloodshed and armed groups fighting for secession from India.
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