New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described as "very distressing" the "mindless" attack by insurgents in Manipur in which 20 soldiers were killed and 11 injured.
"Today’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.
Today’s mindless attack in Manipur is very distressing. I bow to each and every soldier who has sacrificed his life for the Nation.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 4, 2015Meanwhile, Congress Vice President, Rahul Gandhi said, "We stand with each of them in this hour of tragedy”.
"Extremely sad to hear about the attack on the Army convoy in Manipur where several of our young Jawans lost their lives."
"My deepest condolences to the families of the martyrs, we stand with each of them in this hour of tragedy", the Congress Vice President said on micro blogging site Twitter.
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.
