2 killed in firing on Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border

Two persons were killed and as many injured when unidentified gunmen from Arunachal Pradesh stormed a sapling plantation programme on the occasion of World Environment Day in the Panbari area along the disputed Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border and fired at them.

The incident occurred at a time when Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are engaged in discussions to resolve the border dispute.