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| Troops die in India Maoist attack | Troops die in India Maoist attack |
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| At least 10 paramilitary troops have been killed in India's eastern Orissa state after dozens of Maoist rebels attacked a bauxite mine, police say. | |
| Four rebels also died in the nine-hour battle in the Panchpatmali area. Police said they had rescued dozens of people trapped by the fighting. | |
| The rebels wanted to steal explosives from the mine but fled without them, police said. | The rebels wanted to steal explosives from the mine but fled without them, police said. |
| The rebels are fighting for communist rule in a number of Indian states. | The rebels are fighting for communist rule in a number of Indian states. |
| More than 6,000 people have died during the rebels' 20-year fight. | More than 6,000 people have died during the rebels' 20-year fight. |
| 'Rescued' | 'Rescued' |
| The rebels attacked the mine in Orissa's Koraput district on Sunday, police said. | The rebels attacked the mine in Orissa's Koraput district on Sunday, police said. |
| Most of the rebels escaped after the nine-hour battle. | Most of the rebels escaped after the nine-hour battle. |
| A senior police officer, Deepak Kumar, told the BBC that dozens of workers who were trapped in the mine were rescued. | |
| The workers have not been harmed, news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted CR Pradhan, director of the mine company, National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), as saying. | The workers have not been harmed, news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted CR Pradhan, director of the mine company, National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), as saying. |
| Nalco is one of India's largest aluminium exporters and the Panchpatmali mines are the company's main sources of bauxite, the primary ingredient in aluminium. | Nalco is one of India's largest aluminium exporters and the Panchpatmali mines are the company's main sources of bauxite, the primary ingredient in aluminium. |
| The attack comes days before national elections begin in India. | The attack comes days before national elections begin in India. |
| The rebels have called for an election boycott. | The rebels have called for an election boycott. |