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Seven people killed in violence in India's northeast

Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in India's restive northeast over a controversial tribal rights laws, leaving at least seven people dead, a senior official said Tuesday.

Violence erupted in Manipur state's Churachandpur district late Monday hours after the local parliament passed three controversial bills relating to the residence rights of indigenous groups.

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