警方和政府消息人士称，周一，印度动荡邦曼尼普尔两个交战民族社群之间爆发更多暴力，造成至少三人死亡、四人受伤。
At least three people were killed, and four more injured, as more violence broke out between two warring ethnic communities in India’s restive state of Manipur on Monday, senior police officials and government sources said.
遇难者属于该邦主要信奉印度教的梅泰社群，该社群自2023年5月起与该邦主要信奉基督教的库克社群因经济利益和就业配额问题爆发零星冲突。
The victims belonged to the state’s mostly Hindu Meitei community, which has been involved in sporadic fighting since May 2023 with the predominantly Christian Kuki community in the state over economic benefits and job quotas.
过去几个月，两社群之间的冲突有所缓和。两社群之间暴力事件的最后一起死亡报告出现在今年1月。
In the last few months, fighting between the two communities has calmed down. The last reported death in violence between the two communities was in January.
资深警察官员拉里·多吉·拉哈图向记者透露，未武装分子向正在砍伐和运送柴火的14名梅泰村民开火。他说：“三人因枪伤身亡。其他人受伤，正接受进一步医疗救治。”
Unidentified armed militants opened fire on 14 Meitei villagers who were cutting and transporting firewood, Lhari Dorjee Lhatoo, a senior police official, told reporters. "Three individuals succumbed to bullet injuries. Others sustained injuries and are undergoing further medical treatment,” Lhatoo said.
梅泰社群将此次袭击归咎于库克社群的“武装分子”，但库克社群予以否认。该事件引发了在因帕尔的抗议，当地人将两具遗体放在首相官邸前，当地媒体如此报道。官员称，遗体随后被移走。
Meitei groups blame "militants" from the Kuki community for carrying out the attack, which Kuki groups deny. The incident led to protests in Imphal, with locals placing two of the bodies before the residence of the chief minister, local media reported. The bodies were later removed, officials said.
首席部长Y·Khemchand·Singh的办公室发表声明称，他召开了安全会议，审查该邦整体安全形势。
Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh held a security meeting to review the overall security situation in the state, a statement from his office said.