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Manipur鈥檚 deadly tribal clashes

麻豆社 Delhi鈥檚 Raghvendra Rao reports on the deadly ethnic clashes in India鈥檚 Manipur state.

Violence broke out in the north eastern Indian state of Manipur earlier this month after a rally by indigenous communities protesting against moves to grant tribal status to the state's main ethnic group. Raghvendra Rao of 麻豆社 Delhi spoke to people affected by the violence.

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(Photo: Car burned in Manipur, India. Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

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