Maoists set off land mine, kill 50 in India
Posted on: Tuesday, 28 February 2006, 03:08 CST
RAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Maoists rebels set off a land mine under a truck on Tuesday in central India, killing 50 people who belonged to a government-sponsored anti-Maoist group, police said.
The incident comes on the eve of a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush.
"Maoists set off a land mine in Darmagura area in Dantewada district, killing 50 people. The details of injured persons are awaited," senior police officer S.K Paswan told Reuters.
Darmagura, 500 km (300 miles) south of the state capital, Raipur, is a stronghold of Maoists who claim to fighting for the rights of peasants and landless laborers.
Source: REUTERS
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