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Maoists strike again: Five security personnel killed, 11 injured in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Apr 13 (IBNS) Five security personnel were killed and 11 others injured in two separate Maoist attacks in Chhattisgarh on Monday taking the toll to 12 in successive operations by extremists over the last 48 hours.
Reports said four security personnel belonging to Chhattisgarh Armed Force were killed and 11 injured when the anti-landmine vehicle in which they were patrolling crossed over a landmine planted by Maoists near Cholnar village in the extremist-hit Dantewada district.
"A landmine vehicle was exploded by Naxals. Police officials reached the spot and took the injured to the hospital. We have received the information that four jawans have died and 11 are injured. The jawans replied to the firing. The Naxals ran away from there," reports quoted RK Vij, Additional Director General, Naxal Operations as saying.
The attack by Maoists is the fourth since Saturday last. Earlier in the day, one BSF jawan was killed in a gun battle after extremists attacked a BSF camp in the Chhotebetiya forest area of Kanker district.
At Kanker Maoists opened indiscriminate firing on BSF men who were conducting patrolling.
Vij said the deceased Jawan, R P Solanki, was a head constable of the BSF.
He claimed that a rebel was also found killed at the attack site and three IEDs of 20 kg each were recovered during the combing operation near the camp
On Saturday, seven Special Task Force (STF) personnel were killed and 10 others injured when Naxals ambushed them in the forests of restive Pidmel village under Polampalli, around 450 kilometres from state capital Raipur.
Naxals on Sunday set on fire 18 vehicles engaged in mining work in Kanker district, 140 km from Raipur. However, no one was hurt in that attack.
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