About a dozen Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel were injured, two of them seriously, in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists in Orissa's Gajpati district today.
About a dozen Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel were injured, two of them seriously, in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists in Orissa's Gajpati district today.
The blast took place near Andheri Ghat, about 120 km from here, when a vehicle carrying SOG personnel passed over the landmine planted by the Maoists.
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The SOG personnel were on a combing operation in the Maoist-hit area, Superintendent of Police S A Khan said. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital.
Additional police forces were sent to the spot. A special team equipped with anti-landmine equipment was also deputed to locate and neutralise any other explosives in the area.
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