| 2014 Assam violence | |
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| Part of Insurgency in Northeast India | |
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| Location | Assam, India |
| Date | 1 May 2014 – 3 May 2014 |
| Weapons | AK 47[1] |
| Deaths | 33 (and 3 suspected perpetrators)[2][3] |
| Perpetrators | 3 suspected members of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland's Songbijit faction |
| Motive | Not voting for Bodos[4] |
From the night of 1 May 2014 until the early morning hours of 3 May, a series of attacks occurred against Bengali Muslims in Assam, a north-eastern state of India. The perpetrators are suspected to be members of the terrorist group National Democratic Front of Bodoland's Songbijit faction.[3][5] Speculated to be revenge for not voting for the National Democratic Front in the Lok Sabha elections,[4] the death toll reached 33.[6]
- ^ "Twenty-two Muslims killed in sectarian attacks in Assam". Reuters. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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htwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "30 killed in 36 hours by Bodo militants in Assam, curfew imposed". Indian Express. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Rebels kill 23 in Assam for not voting for Bodos". Times of India. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Assam live: 30, including children, killed in fresh attacks". Firstpost. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Death toll up to 32 in Assam". DNA. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.