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NSCN-IM sources said nearly 15 gunmen came in two vehicles, surrounded the office and opened fire indiscriminately for about 20 minutes.
A senior police official said the motive behind the attack was not known.
The NSCN-IM claimed the attack was jointly carried out by the rival NSCN (Khaplang) faction and another militant outfit, NNC.
Senior NSCN-IM leader and publicity secretary V Horam told reporters in Kohima that it was an attempt to kill the convenor of the NSCN-IM cease-fire monitoring cell Pungthing Shimrang, who was not present at the time of the incident.
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