Maoist rebels kill 10 policemen in India
Sunday, 12 April 2009
RAIPUR, India, April 11 (Reuters): Heavily armed Maoists ambushed a security forces patrol in central India Friday, killing 10 personnel, a police official said, as the rebels step up violence ahead of the general election.
More than 125 Maoists armed with AK-47s fired at a team of central reserve police force patrolling the forested Chintagufa area, about 445 kms south of Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh state, said Rahul Sharma, a local superintendent of police.
Eight security personnel were injured in the attack in the restive Bastar region, in which three Maoist rebels were also killed, he said.
More than 125 Maoists armed with AK-47s fired at a team of central reserve police force patrolling the forested Chintagufa area, about 445 kms south of Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh state, said Rahul Sharma, a local superintendent of police.
Eight security personnel were injured in the attack in the restive Bastar region, in which three Maoist rebels were also killed, he said.