Raipur May 20 (IANS) Five security personnel were killed on Sunday when Maoists detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh s Dantewada district.
The deafening blast near Cholnar targeted a jeep in which seven security personnel were patrolling in a remote area killing five of them instantly Inspector General of Police Vivekanand Sinha told the media. Two others were seriously injured.
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