Posted on 04/04/2010 2:05:48 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
BHUBANESHWAR, India, April 4 (Reuters) - Ten policemen were killed when their vehicle struck a land mine planted by Maoist rebels in eastern India, officials said on Sunday. The attack in forested Koraput district of mineral-rich Orissa state, about 550 kms (340 miles) southwest of the state capital Bhubaneshwar, took place when security personnel were on a patrol as part of operations against the insurgents, they said.
"We are confirming ten deaths, but it may go up" senior police official Sanjeeb Panda Panda told Reuters.
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“…mineral-rich Orissa state…”
Any resemblance to Chechnya anyone?
RIP.
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