Doungel told reporters on Friday that security forces were bringing the situation under control.Īrmy patrols had “gone a long way to quell the thing off,” he said. “The Regional Institute of Medical Sciences at Lamphel in Imphal West district reported 23 dead.” “16 bodies were kept in the morgue of the Churachandpur district hospital while 15 bodies were in Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal East district,” PTI reported, citing an unnamed local official. Police told AFP that the situation remained tense after a fresh bout of violence on Friday night, while The Press Trust of India said hospital morgues in state capital Imphal and Churachandpur district further south had reported a combined total of 54 dead. Thousands of soldiers were sent to Manipur state after a protest march by a tribal group turned violent on Wednesday.Īuthorities imposed an Internet blackout and issued shoot-at-sight orders in “extreme cases” in an effort to contain the unrest. GUWAHATI: The death toll after ethnic clashes in India’s remote northeast rose to 54 on Saturday, with fresh violence overnight despite authorities rushing in troops to restore order. “Aside from producing top quality research and strategic policy initiatives, JCPA now serves as a convener and communications hub for policy, diplomacy and communications connecting the Arab world, Africa, Israel and the West,” he said. Greenblatt said he was “proud” to be joining and also posted on Twitter to say he was excited to join theJCPA, calling it a “do tank,” in addition to a think tank. “Jason brings with him a wealth of experience and close relations with Arab states across the region including some without normalization agreements with Israel,” he said. JCPA president Dan Diker said he was “honored” to welcome Greenblatt to the organization. WASHINGTON D.C.: Jason Greenblatt, a former US special envoy to Israel and the Arab world during the presidency of Donald Trump, has joined think tank Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs as senior director for Arab-Israel diplomacy, it was announced on Monday.Ī highly-respected diplomat in the US and the Middle East, Greenblatt was a member of the team that brokered the Abraham Accords peace deal between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.
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