IMPHAL, May 13 -- Three persons were allegedly killed and several others injured in an ambush by suspected militants between Kotzim and Kotlen in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Wednesday, police said.

Kuki associations said the victims were members of the Thadou Baptist Association (TBA). Among them was V. Sitlhou, a TBA leader, who was a former general secretary of the Manipur Baptist Convention, they said.

The church leaders were returning in two vehicles to Kangpokpi from Churachandpur after attending TBA Conference in Churachandpur when they were ambushed.

Several others also sustained injuries. The number of fatalities and injuries has yet to be confirmed at the time of filing this report.

In a statement, Kuki Organisation for H...