Separatist rebels have shot dead five communist supporters in India’s north-eastern state of Tripura. Police said the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) had carried out the attack. Tripura police officials said a group of about 10 guerrillas attacked Rathinjoypara village in the state’s northern district of Galai late on Wednesday. They then opened fire, killing three communist supporters on the spot, police say. Later, the same group of rebels attacked a neighbouring village, Thanabul, and killed two more communist supporters. Full Story