Manipur: Three soldiers of Assam Rifles have been killed and six others injured in a deadly ambush on the Army unit near the Myanmar boder in Chandel district, south of Imphal in Manipur.

The ambush took place late on Wednesday night at a location 100 km south of Imphal near the Myanmar border in Sajik Tampak in Chandel district.

The patrol team was returning after completing area domination patrol in Khongtal when the insurgents detonated IED and opened fire, said sources.

Around 6 jawans have sustained minor injuries and have been shifted to a military hospital in Leimakhong in Imphal West District.