India, April 7 -- Two protesters were killed in ethnic violence-hit Manipur on Tuesday after security forces allegedly fired at a group of people, who took to the streets against the killing of a five-year-old boy and his six-month-old sister, and stormed a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp, vandalised it, and set vehicles on fire.

State home minister Govindas Konthoujam said two people succumbed to bullet injuries, and at least 31 were injured as CRPF personnel controlled the mob.

The killing of Meitei siblings in Bishnupur's Tronglaobi in the early hours of Tuesday sparked outrage. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum, a Kuki-Zo body, refuted the allegation that Kuki-Zo were involved in the Tronglaobi attack.

The fresh flare-u...