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Assam welcomes ceasefire offer from rebel group GUWAHATI, India, Sunday (AFP) India's revolt-hit northeastern Assam state welcomed Saturday a ceasefire offer by a powerful separatist group that had claimed responsibility for several of a string of deadly blasts last weekend. The outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) said Friday it was ready for a ceasefire and peace talks, raising hopes for an end to two decades of violent insurgency in the region that has claimed more than 10,000 lives in the past two decades. "The National Democratic Front of Bodoland's ceasefire offer is a positive move and a step forward in the right direction. We welcome the announcement," Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi told reporters in the main city of Guwahati. The group's offer setting October 15 as a possible start for the ceasefire followed a spate of bombings last weekend that killed 53 people in Assam and 28 in neighbouring Nagaland state. |
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