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title: "One killed as security forces open fire to disperse crowd in India's Manipur"
description: "GUWAHATI, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Security forces lobbed tear gas and opened fired to disperse a crowd of about 500 people in India's restive northeastern state of Manipur on Friday, killing one person and wounding 20 more, police officials said."
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# One killed as security forces open fire to disperse crowd in India's Manipur

> GUWAHATI, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Security forces lobbed tear gas and opened fired to disperse a crowd of about 500 people in India's restive northeastern state of Manipur on Friday, killing one person and wounding 20 more, police officials said.

By Reuters · Published 8 September 2023, 16:33 SAST

## Key points
- As India hosts the G20 summit, tensions between warring ethnic groups in Manipur have escalated to deadly levels, leaving 180 dead and thousands displaced.
- Ethnic violence has been wracking Manipur since May.
- Security forces were injured in a clash between the majority Meitei and minority Kuki communities.
- Gunmen exchanged fire with security forces in other areas of the state.
- 180 people have been killed and thousands displaced due to fighting over economic benefits and quotas.

## Content

Manipur has been wracked by ethnic violence since May, and security forces were trying to stop the crowd of people from the majority Meitei ethnic group from entering a village of the minority Kuki community, a police spokesperson said.

Another police official said a few paramilitary troops were also injured in the clash, which occurred a day before the start of the Group of 20 summit that India is hosting in the capital New Delhi, some 2,500 km (1,553 miles) away.

Groups of gunmen also exchanged fire with security forces in other areas of the state, the police officials said, but it was not clear if this incident was linked to the ethnic violence.

At least 180 people have been killed, and thousands more displaced, since the Meitei and Kuki communities started fighting over the sharing of economic benefits and quotas.

(Writing by Sakshi Dayal; editing by Miral Fahmy)