India, Sept. 20 -- At least two Assam Rifles personnel were killed and five others injured after gunmen ambushed a paramilitary vehicle in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Friday, marking the first targeted attack on security forces in the strife-torn state in over a year.

According to officials, a convoy was moving from Imphal West to Bishnupur - a distance of roughly 25km - when it was attacked in the Nambol Sabal Leikai area of the district, roughly2km from its destination.

"The column was ambushed by unidentified terrorists on the highway. In the ensuing action, two brave soldiers of Assam Rifles lost their lives who were evacuated to RIMS and are currently stable," the force said in an official statement.

The deceased personnel wer...