At least eight police personnel were killed and five injured in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Maoists in Odisha’s Koraput district on Wednesday, according to The Indian Express.
Police said the incident took place on National Highway 26 at Mungabhumi village under Pottangi police station on the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border, when the personnel were travelling in a van to Cuttack for training.
“Seven personnel of the district police have been killed while five injured in the landmine blast. They were going for training as assistant drivers,” Koraput Superintendent of Police Charan Singh Meena told IANS.
The injured persons have been admitted to hospital.
ओडिशा: पुलिस के काफिले पर माओवादियों का हमला, 7 जवान शहीद, 5 घायल
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