Heavily armed rebels ambushed and killed six Indian paramilitary soldiers, including one officer, on Sunday in the latest attack in India's insurgency-wracked northeastern region bordering Myanmar, ABC News reported on Sunday.

The soldiers were on their way for rescue work after a rain-triggered mudslide hit Chandel district in Manipur state, a police officer said.

The insurgents ambushed and fired at a three-vehicle convoy of paramilitary Assam Rifles soldiers in the forest area, said the officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters.

All six occupants of the front jeep were killed. The soldiers in the other two vehicles sped away and escaped the attack, the officer said.

Source ; MENA