India: clashes in Manipur, at least 55 dead and 260 injured

New Delhi, SANA-At least 55 people have died and another 260 have been hospitalized after clashes broke out earlier this week in the northeastern state of Manipur between members of the Kuki and Meitei ethnic groups.

This was reported to “CNN” by hospital sources in the city of Imphal, where the violence broke out.

According to doctors and hospital workers in the city, where most of the injured people were hospitalized, the most common injuries are due to firearms, data also confirmed by the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, from the similar facility in Jawaharlal Nehru and Churachandpur district hospital.

“Most of the patients arrive with severe bullet wounds or have been hit on the head with sticks,” added Dr. Mang Hatzow of Manipur’s Churachandpur District Hospital.

Mazen Eyon