Thousands stage 'sound protest' in Manipur, tear gas fired
imphal, Oct. 24 -- Thousands of people across Manipur's five valley districts took to the streets on Friday evening to stage a "sound protest" against continued killings and alleged government's failure to restore normalcy in the state.
Protesters in different localities of Imphal banged utensils, struck electric poles with hammers and honked vehicle horns between 7.30 pm and 8 pm to express their anger over alleged government's failure to resolve the ethnic conflict and meet various demands.
Several protesters also took drums to the streets and beat them as part of the demonstration. "We are making these sounds to make the leaders hear our pain...," a protester said.
The demonstrators marched towards Kangla, located a few metres from Lok B...
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