Information About Incident 68760-140785-357248 in Dantewada India

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Maoists first triggered a powerful blast, targeting a bus when a polling party was returning, between Kutru and Gudma in Bijapur District.

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Maoists first triggered a powerful blast, targeting a bus when a polling party was returning, between Kutru and Gudma in Bijapur District. Seven members of the polling party were killed in the blast and subsequent firing which also left five others injured. Sources said around 75-100 armed Maoists were involved in the ambush on the polling party. The Maoists fled to the forests after Security personnel launched a retaliatory attack.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
68760-140785-357248 4/13/2014 India Seven polling officials and six CRPF personnel among 15 persons killed in twin Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh

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