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Eight Killed As Maoist Rebels Trigger Blast In India
March 1st 2007At least eight people, including six policemen, were killed in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Maoist rebels in India's central state of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, a news report said.
The blast, which targeted a truck carrying the policemen, occured in the Metaguda area in the southern Dantewada district, 500 kilometres south of state capital Raipur, the PTI news agency reported.
The victims included four Nagaland Armed Police (NAP) personnel and two special police officers, a rank given by the state government to surrendered Maoists to fight their former colleagues.
The truck's driver and his helper were also killed in the explosion, police told the PTI.
Two other policemen were injured in the blast were admitted to a state-run hospital in the district.
Additional forces have rushed to the scene and have launched operations to hunt the rebels, police said.
The Maoist rebels, who have a presence in 13 of India's 28 states and seven federally administered territories, are most active in Chhattisgarh and southern Andhra Pradesh states.
The Maoists reject parliamentary democracy and aim to capture political power through an armed struggle based on guerrilla warfare. They usually target police personnel and government installations.
According to a report of the New Delhi-based Asian Centre for Human Rights, 749 people - including rebels, security personnel and civilians - were killed in Maoist-related violence in India in 2006. A total of 363 people were killed in Chhattisgarh alone.
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