Schools closed in India after rocket attack

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Schools have been ordered to be closed from Saturday after one civilian was killed and six others were injured when rebels fired a rocket in the Indian state of Manipur.

A year ago due to caste division, Hindu Meitei majority in Manipur and The fighting started between the Christian Kuki community

On Friday, an insurgent group fired a rocket at Manipur's Bishnupur district and The local police said that the Kuki group attacked. Police said that one person died and six others were injured in the barrage. In response to the attack, the officer was shot by the suspected Kuki terrorists, but the statement said that they retaliated.

One person was killed when a rocket hit the residence of former Manipur Chief Minister late Mairenbaum Koireng Singh, according to local media. Friday's attack, police said, has escalated violence in the state after rebels used drones to drop explosives.

Human rights groups have accused local leaders of fueling ethnic divisions for political gain amid disputes over land and public jobs between the Meitei and Kuki communities.