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Protests in India over rocket attacks

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the northeast Indian state of Manipur, following days of bombardment by drones and rockets fired by separatist rebels.

Protests have taken place in the Indian state of Manipur in response to the use of drones and rockets in a long-running bitter conflict between ethnic groups. We'll have the latest from Manipur.

Also on the programme: we look ahead to today's presidential election in Algeria; and the Lutheran church in Sweden considers banning fathers from walking their daughters down the aisle during wedding ceremonies.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss this are Gina Yannitell Reinhardt, a professor of government at the University of Essex, and Fuad Musallam, an assistant professor of social anthropology at the University of Birmingham.

(Picture: Police personnel and locals stand near the remains of a missile after it struck in Moirang, Manipur, India. Credit: Reuters)

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