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Rebel attack kills 25 policemen Maoists rebels kill Indian police
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Suspected Maoist rebels have killed at least 25 policemen in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, the police said. Maoist rebels have attacked a security post in central India, killing 50 police officers, police said.
Thirteen policemen have been hurt in the attack in Dantewada on Wednesday. The clashes happened in the rebel stronghold area of Dantewada, in Chhattisgarh state.
Dantewada is a stronghold of left-wing Maoist rebels. Thousands have died in their campaigns in central and southern India in the past 30 years. No rebel bodies were recovered after the clash, said TR Pisda, a senior Dantewada official.
The Maoists say they are fighting for the rights of the poor. They have a strong presence in Chhattisgarh. The Maoists, who have fought a 30-year insurgency, say they are fighting for the rights of landless farmers and neglected tribes.
The BBC's Faisal Mohammed Ali in Bhopal says that the rebels attacked a security post manned by 75 policemen in Bijapur late on Wednesday. Thousands of people have died in their campaigns in central and southern India.
State interior minister Ram Vichar Netam said at least 25 policemen have been killed in the attack. The rebels attacked a security post manned by 75 policemen in Bijapur late on Wednesday.
He said the rebels had mined the area in Bijapur district making access difficult. State Interior Minister Ram Vichar Netam said the rebels had mined the area in Bijapur district making access difficult.
Earlier this month, five security personnel died in a landmine explosion in the Dantewada district. Powerful
Earlier this month, five security personnel died in a landmine explosion in Dantewada district.
The rebels have a strong presence in eight of 16 districts of Chhattisgarh state.
The militants are known as Naxalites after the district where their Maoist-inspired movement was born in the late 1960s.The militants are known as Naxalites after the district where their Maoist-inspired movement was born in the late 1960s.
They say they are fighting for the rights of indigenous people and the rural, landless poor. They have become so powerful in some districts they run their own parallel administrations and justice systems.
They have become so powerful in some districts they run their own parallel administrations and justice systems, our correspondent says.