GAUHATI, India — Heavily armed rebels ambushed and killed six Indian paramilitary soldiers, including one officer, on Sunday in the latest attack in India’s insurgency-wracked northeastern region bordering Myanmar. In June last year, the rebels used rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons to ambush an Indian military convoy, killing 18 soldiers in the same area. The soldiers were on their way for rescue work after a rain-triggered mudslide hit Chandel district in Manipur state, a police officer said. The soldiers in the other two vehicles sped away and escaped the attack, the officer said. The attack occurred on the Indian side, about 15 kilometers (10 miles) from the border.

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2016 07:59 UTC