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| India Maoist rebels kill many in bus attack |
| 2010-05-18 |
| Maoist rebels have attacked a bus in central India and killed at least 20 people, including civilians and police officers, according to officials. The rebels apparently detonated a mine under the bus in Chhattisgarh state's Dantewada district. Some reports put the death toll at much higher than 20. Dantewada was the scene of the rebels' deadliest attack last month, when 76 people were killed. In the latest attack, the rebels are said to have destroyed the front of the bus with a landmine. "About 40 people were travelling on the bus and at least 20 police personnel and a couple of civilians have been killed in a landmine blast," local official SR Kalluri told the AFP news agency. He said the officers were special police officers, who are recruited from the civilian population to act as pro-government militias, helping security forces in anti-Maoist operations. |
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