Four killed in Indian train attack
Maoist rebels have shot dead four police officers and wounded another two in an attack on a train in southern India. Local police in Andhra Pradesh state say around 10 rebels surrounded the train and indiscriminately opened fire. India's Maoists have bases in several southern and eastern Indian states. The rebels say they are fighting for greater economic and social rights for tribes and landless farmers in rural areas.
Posted by: Fred 2005-12-26 |