Information About Incident 60602-121156-307325 in Lohardaga India

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"Maoists triggered an IED blast and then opened fire on the security vehicle which was following Namdhari's car at Ladu More in the district," Director General of Police G S Rath said.

From this sentence, the following information was extracted.

• Meta Location: Ladu More
• Matched District: Lohardaga
• Actgroup: attack
• Actor: Maoists
• Subject: an IED blast

Context

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Ten persons, including eight Policemen, were killed and two Policemen were injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked the convoy of MP and former Jharkhand Speaker Inder Singh Namdhari, in Latehar District in Jharkhand on December 3, The Times of India reported. Namdhari, however, escaped unhurt. The attack took place when the MP was returning from a function. Namdhari s escort vehicle was caught in the blast but his car was able to speed away. "Maoists triggered an IED blast and then opened fire on the security vehicle which was following Namdhari's car at Ladu More in the district," Director General of Police G S Rath said. Six policemen, including assistant sub-inspector Bhim Tudu, and two civilians were killed on the spot, Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP) B D Sharma added. Palamau SP Sudhir Kumar Jha said two among the four injured policemen, who were admitted to a hospital in Medininagar, later succumbed to their injuries.

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