Protesters attack police as two Indian states fight over territory

By Biswajyoti Das GUWAHATI India (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters in the far-flung Indian state of Assam defied a curfew and attacked police in a fifth day of unrest over a territorial dispute with a neighboring state. Assam and the tiny state of Nagaland in northeastern India have been claiming tracts of land along the state limits since the creation of Nagaland more than four decades ago. On Thursday, residents of Assam's worst-affected Golaghat district turned on the state police, saying it had failed to protect them from attacks by Naga tribesmen coming over the state borders. "The situation in Assam is volatile and emotions are high among the people against the government for its failure to protect its people from Nagas," said Akhil Gogoi, a protest leader in Guwahati. Read More http://ift.tt/1oU6lMa