Maoist rebels kill journo, two cops in India attack

RAIPUR, Oct 30 (AFP): Maoist rebels ambushed a convoy on Tuesday in a restive Indian state, killing two police officers and a journalist from the national broadcaster covering the lead up to local elections next month.
The cameraman was escorting police on a patrol in a remote stretch of Chhattisgarh, in central India, when their vehicles were attacked by armed men.
Police said the shooters were Maoists, also known as Naxals, who have been waging an insurgency against Indian rule in a forested belt of the country dubbed the "red corridor" for decades.
"A sub-inspector, a constable and a cameraman have been killed," Ratan Lal Dangi, a senior state police officer, told AFP.
Two others were injured in the attack.
National broadcaster Doordarshan confirmed one its cameramen had been killed.
The state head of operations against the Maoists, P. Sunder, said additional forces had been rushed to the scene.