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In the second incident, the same group of militants fled towards the foothills of Tura peak and on their way attacked a relay station of the Meghalaya Police Radio Organization located at Darichekgre.
From this sentence, the following information was extracted.
Tura DarichekgreWest Garo Hills
attack the same group of militants a relay station of the Meghalaya Police Radio Organization located at DarichekgreThis data was extracted from the following paragraph of the newspaper clippings.
Meanwhile, in one of the most daring and audacious attacks by the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, it carried out three violent attacks in different incidents on December 11. The first attack by the GNLA militant group was targeted at Tisha Auto Agency petrol station in Chasingre on the outskirts of Tura. Four militants brandishing AK rifles walked up to the gas station rounded up the employees and opened fire injuring pump operators, Nobu Hajong and Bishu Roy. In the second incident, the same group of militants fled towards the foothills of Tura peak and on their way attacked a relay station of the Meghalaya Police Radio Organization located at Darichekgre. While the two police radio operators managed to escape, the militants exploded two bombs inside the relay station destroying the equipment. The communication centre at Darichekgre, which is also known as a repeaters station, relays transmission between Shillong and Tura and plays a vital role in providing communication during counter-insurgency operations in the region. In the third incident, another group of GNLA militants fired upon two coal trucks transporting Police SWAT commandos for operation in the Nangalbibra region of South Garo Hills District. In the attack a Police commando sustained bullet injuries on his leg.
| Event ID | Date | Country | Storyhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66863-136441-346126 | 12/12/2013 | India | Civilian shot dead by suspected militants in Meghalaya |
The original source are newspaper clippings and extracts collected by the South Asian Terrorism Portal.
Note: incidences are geocoded by the district centroid.
In the same newspaper clipping is further information on the events:
| Event ID | Date | Country | Act | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66863-136440-346121 | 12/12/2013 | India | kill | East Khasi Hills |
| 66863-136441-346126 | 12/12/2013 | India | attack | West Garo Hills |