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| Maoist rebels in India kill seven |
| 2010-09-14 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Maoist guerrillas in India killed two policemen and five civilians on Monday as the rebels began a two-day shutdown across the east of the country, police said. 'Armed Maoists shot dead two policemen in Dantewada district, 500 kilometres south of the state capital Raipur,' senior police officer Rajesh Mishra told AFP from the central state of Chhattisgarh. The jungle district of Dantewada is a Maoist stronghold. In April, a rebel ambush in the district killed 76 policemen in the bloodiest single attack so far on the security forces. Police in the state of West Bengal said the insurgents also shot dead five Communist party supporters early on Monday. 'I can confirm that the Maoists dragged five villagers outside their huts and shot them,' said Manoj Verma, a police official in Midnapore district of West Bengal. The Maoists imposed a two-day shutdown in seven states where many shops, offices and schools were closed. They said the strike was called to demand a probe into the death of Maoist leader Cherakuri Rajkumar, known as Azad, who was killed in a clash with police on July 2 in Andhra Pradesh.Maoist attacks have increased since the government launched a security offensive last year involving tens of thousands of police and paramilitary troops. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I wonder how China would react to Maoist rebels now? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-09-14 07:41 |