Tag: Northeastern India

Muslim Mirror News Rioting mobs have taken the lives of at least six people and destroyed or burned down 25 churches in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur. Since May 3, thousands of victims, the majority of them Christians, have fled as their homes and businesses have gone up in flames, Christianity Today reported. According to the newspaper's local sources, longstanding tensions over property rights and economic interests between various ethnic groups in the state have created a volatile environment. However, these sources believe that the recent wave of church burnings...