18/10/2012

 

Landmine blast kills five troopers in Bihar

Patna, Oct 18 (IANS) Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed and four seriously injured early Thursday when Maoist guerrillas triggered a landmine blast in a forested area in Bihar's Gaya district, police said.

The blast took place in the Chakharbandha forest area, about 100 km from here, when CRPF personnel were conducting a combing operation.

"It appears that Maoists used a huge quantity of explosives to detonate the improvised explosive device," M.K. Sinha, inspector general, CRPF, said.

 

 

 

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