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Ten killed in landmine blast in Chhattisgarh

Updated on: 06 May,2009 03:47 PM IST  | 
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Ten persons, including two CRPF personnel and four special police officers, were killed on Wednesday in a landmine blast triggered by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said.

Ten killed in landmine blast in Chhattisgarh

Ten persons, including two CRPF personnel and four special police officers, were killed on Wednesday in a landmine blast triggered by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said.


The incident took place at Sirguda village in Bastar region under Injram police station area, when Naxals blew up a tractor carrying the special police officers (SPOs) and jawans, Bastar IG AN Upadhyaya said.


Those killed included four civilians. Three other SPOs were injured in the Naxal attack, he said.


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