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| Eight die in India landmine blast |
| Eight people, including six policemen, have been killed in a landmine explosion in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, officials said.
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| INDIA
, 1-March-2007
1:51:6 AM |
| The people killed were travelling in a truck when the blast took place on Thursday, they said.
Dantewada is a stronghold of left-wing Maoist rebels. Thousands have died in their campaigns in central and southern India in the past 30 years.
The Maoists say they are fighting for the rights of the poor.
They have a strong presence in eight of 16 districts of Chhattisgarh state.
Last month, five security personnel died in a landmine explosion in the Dantewada district
Civil militia
The rebels in the area often target local people taking part in a civil militia called Salwa Judum that is supported by the state government. It was launched a year and a half ago to fight the Maoists.
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