An Indian Hindi speaking child carries a

GUWAHAti, INDIA: An Indian Hindi speaking child carries a placard during a protest against the killing of people by militants in Assam, in Guwahati, the capital city of India?s northeastern state of Assam, 12 January 2007. The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), a rebel group fighting for an independent homeland since 1979 in the oil, tea and timber-rich state has been blamed for the rampage of killings targeting Hindi speaking people, which have left some 69 people dead. India on 11 January threatened to use its airforce against outlawed guerrillas blamed for a wave of ethnic attacks that have killed 69 people in the northeastern state of Assam. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP via Getty Images)