IMPHAL, Jan 18: Two unidentified persons are said to have been killed today in a firing stand off between armed militants and Imphal East Police commandoes today around 2.30 pm at Urum Chiru, MAASI road under Irilbung Police station. Police sources say that the firing took place while the police commando team was undertaking search operations in the said area after getting reliable information about the presence of armed militants. Further, 7 Chinese made grenades, 3 RDX pieces weighing 3 and half kg (total), 3 remote circuit boards, 6 detonators, 3 electric detonators, 3 batteries, 1 .32 pistol and a van (regd number MNOX1004, light sky blue) were recovered in the operation. The two dead bodies have not been identified so far and are being kept in the JNIMS morgue for official identification. All bombs recovered in the operation were set off by Manipur police bomb squad later at the area of the firing.
