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hostage manipurImphal (Fides News Agency) - A delegation of Christian religious leaders from Manipur and other northeastern Indian states is attempting to mediate the ethnic conflict in Manipur. This conflict, which erupted between the Kuki and Meitei communities, has now also involved the Naga, a third ethnic group residing in Manipur.

The religious leaders will visit the Kangpokpi and Senapati districts in particular, in an effort to de-escalate the ongoing hostage crisis. The trigger was the murder of three Baptist pastors on May 13 in the Kangpokpi district (see Fides, 13/05/2026).

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