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| India-Pakistan |
| Maoists ambush police party, kill 11 |
| 2009-05-07 |
| [The Hindu National] Eleven persons, including seven police personnel, were killed on Wednesday when Maoists ambushed a special party three km from the Vinjaram base camp in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. Four civilians, including the vehicle driver, died on the spot along with five special police officers (SPOs) and two CRPF personnel. The naxalites snatched some weapons. The police party was on its way back after delivering a consignment of monthly ration at a police camp at Bhejji, when the Maoists triggered a land mine blast. After the delivery, its members travelled for a major distance by foot. The Maoists swooped on the party the moment the police personnel boarded the vehicle for the return journey. Police have launched a massive combing operation on the inter-State border. |
| Posted by:Fred |