Bhubaneswar: Maoists
Friday blew up a vehicle of the Border Security Force (BSF) in
Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said. Four security
personnel, including a BSF commandant, were killed.
The rebels triggered the blast near Balimela using an improvised
explosive device (IED), Inspector General of Police (Operations)
Y.B. Khurania told IANS. "There were four casualties," he said.
They include a commandant, a deputy commandant, an inspector and a
sepoy, he added. Further details were awaited, he said.
The district of Malkangiri, over 600 km from here, is considered a
Maoist stronghold.
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