Manipur attack is very distressing: PM Narendra Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described the “mindless” attack by insurgents in Manipur in which 20 soldiers were killed and 11 injured, as “very distressing”. [caption id=“attachment_2279998” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Prime MInister Narendra Modi. AFP[/caption] “Thursday’s mindless attack in Manipur is very distressing. I bow to each and every soldier who has sacrificed his life for the nation,” he said. Using rocket-propelled grenades(RPG) and automatic weapons, insurgents ambushed a military convoy killing at least 20 personnel in the worst such attack in recent years. Eleven armymen were injured in the ambush, an Army spokesman said. A team of 6 Dogra Regiment was on a road opening patrol (ROP) as part of its daily routine along Tengnoupal-New Samtal road, about 80 km from Imphal, when it was attacked by an unidentified insurgent outfit first with a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED), a police official said in Imphal. PTI