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In Pictures: Carnage in India’s Assam

At least 32 people killed by suspected Bodo rebels in northeastern state forcing thousands to flee for safety.

Villagers watch as the dead bodies of the victims are brought for burial in Narayanguri village in Baksa district, about 200km from Guwahati, the capital of Assam state.

By Biju Boro

Published On 7 May 2014

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At least 32 people from the minority Muslim community have been killed by the suspected Bodo rebels in two days of violence in India’s northeastern Assam state.

The attackers sprayed bullets on people before setting more than 40 houses on fire. Thousands of people have fled their homes for safety.

Relatives of victims, who refused to bury their dead, finally performed the last rites on Sunday after the government promised to punish the culprits and provide security.

At least three rebels have been killed by the army, which has been deployed in the region following the killings.

In similar attacks nearly two years ago, Bodo rebels killed about 100 people and forced more than 400,000 people to flee their homes.

The family members of those killed finally buried their dead after the government promised to punish the culprits and provide security.
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Villagers look for belongings following the attack in Khagrabari village.
A woman mourns the death of her relatives in the village of Narayanguri.
Security personnel get down from a boat to patrol in a remote area at river Beki in Khagrabari village, Baska district.
Rights body, Amnesty International has condemned the deadly attacks, terming the act as shameful and displaying contempt for human lives.
A villager flees with his belongings to safer place.
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Police said on Sunday that they had killed three suspected rebels and arrested eight forest guards for the alleged involvement in the killings.
A man tries to salvage valuables from the remains of his house, which was burned by the rebels.
More than 40 homes were set on fire by the attackers forcing people to flee for safety.
The state government is planning to hand over the probe into the killings to the federal investigating agency, National Investigation Agency.
Army has been deployed in the area after the attacks.