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India Maoist rebels kill policemen in Chhattisgarh | India Maoist rebels kill policemen in Chhattisgarh |
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Maoist rebels have killed two policemen and injured at least six others in an ambush in central India, officials say. | |
The rebels attacked the security forces in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh state, 250km (155 miles) from the state capital Raipur. | |
The police were surrounded and attacked in a forested area. The injured were airlifted to Raipur for treatment. | |
The Maoists say they are fighting for communist rule and greater rights for tribal people and the rural poor. | The Maoists say they are fighting for communist rule and greater rights for tribal people and the rural poor. |
They are active in more than a third of India's 600 districts and control large areas of several states in a "red corridor" stretching from north-east to central India. | They are active in more than a third of India's 600 districts and control large areas of several states in a "red corridor" stretching from north-east to central India. |
Senior police official AK Vij told the Press Trust of India that the security forces were engaged in a two-hour-long gun battle following the ambush on Monday evening. | Senior police official AK Vij told the Press Trust of India that the security forces were engaged in a two-hour-long gun battle following the ambush on Monday evening. |
The dead included the chief officer of a local police station and an assistant constable. Two villagers were also injured in the fighting, he said. | The dead included the chief officer of a local police station and an assistant constable. Two villagers were also injured in the fighting, he said. |
The policemen were on the way to two villages to look for rebels when they were ambushed, police said. The rebels escaped into the forest after the attack. | |
Chhattisgarh state is often hit by rebel violence. At least 29 policemen were killed in two separate attacks in March and December last year. | Chhattisgarh state is often hit by rebel violence. At least 29 policemen were killed in two separate attacks in March and December last year. |
In May 2013, Maoists targeted a convoy carrying state Congress leaders and party workers in Sukma district, killing 27 people, including some top state politicians. | In May 2013, Maoists targeted a convoy carrying state Congress leaders and party workers in Sukma district, killing 27 people, including some top state politicians. |
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