Four killed as Maoists trigger blast
By IANSSaturday, January 23, 2010
BHUBANESWAR - Maoists Saturday blew up a jeep carrying policemen and some civilians in Orissa’s Koraput district, killing four people and injuring eight others, police said.
The rebels triggered a landmine blast under a jeep carrying 14 people, including 10 policemen, near Pallur village in Koraput, about 500 km from Bhubaneswar. The policemen were returning to their camp after conducting search operations in the area.
“The Maoists triggered the landmine blast around 7 a.m. Four civilians were killed. All policemen are safe, although eight of them have sustained minor injuries,” Deputy Inspector General of police Sanjeev Panda told IANS.
The vehicle was damaged in the blast.
The attack came a day after central Home Minister P. Chidambaram held a meeting at Chhattisgarh capital Raipur on anti-Maoist operations.
