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Gauhati: At least 12 people were killed and one injured on Wednesday in fighting between rival rebel factions in India's remote northeast, police said.
"Heavily armed cadres of two rebel factions clashed on Wednesday morning, leading to the death of 12 militants and injuries to another," a police official said.
Factional battles between rival Naga rebel factions around Dimapur, Nagaland state's commercial hub, have led to the deaths of more than 30 people in the past month.
Wednesday's gunbattle was between rival factions of the separatist National Socialist Council of Nagaland, which has been fighting for a half-century to create a separate country for the Naga people.
The incident took place near Keloshe village, 15 kilometers southeast of Dimapur.
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