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Dozens die in India Maoist clash | Dozens die in India Maoist clash |
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Dozens of troops and Maoist insurgents have been killed in gun battles in the restive state of Chhattisgarh in central India, police say. | Dozens of troops and Maoist insurgents have been killed in gun battles in the restive state of Chhattisgarh in central India, police say. |
At least 24 soldiers and police and 20 Maoists were killed in jungle clashes, with many police still missing. | |
The clashes started on Monday as more than 100 troops went to check reports of a rebel camp 500km (310 miles) south of the state capital, Raipur. | |
"It looks like it was a set-up," a home ministry official told AFP news agency. | "It looks like it was a set-up," a home ministry official told AFP news agency. |
Chhattisgarh police chief Vishwa Ranjan said many of the 115 police and soldiers sent to Dantewada district to fight the rebels were still missing. | |
"A search is now on for our remaining men missing in the area," Mr Ranjan said. | |
'Security threat' | 'Security threat' |
More than 6,000 people have died during the rebels' decades-long fight for a communist state in parts of India. | More than 6,000 people have died during the rebels' decades-long fight for a communist state in parts of India. |
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says the Maoists pose the most serious threat to national security in India. | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says the Maoists pose the most serious threat to national security in India. |
They say they are fighting for the rights of poor peasants and landless workers. | They say they are fighting for the rights of poor peasants and landless workers. |
In March, 55 policemen were killed in an attack on a security post, the worst Maoist assault in Chhattisgarh. | In March, 55 policemen were killed in an attack on a security post, the worst Maoist assault in Chhattisgarh. |
The rebels operate in 182 districts in India, mainly in the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal. | The rebels operate in 182 districts in India, mainly in the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal. |
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