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India police kill 24 Maoist rebels in Orissa | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Police in India say they have killed at least 24 Maoist rebels in the eastern state of Orissa. | |
One police officer was killed and another injured in the gunfight that followed in a forest straddling the border between Orissa and Andhra Pradesh states. | |
The region has seen a long-running insurgency by Maoists. | The region has seen a long-running insurgency by Maoists. |
The Maoists say they are fighting for communist rule and greater rights for tribal people and the rural poor. | The Maoists say they are fighting for communist rule and greater rights for tribal people and the rural poor. |
Their insurgency began in the eastern state of West Bengal in the late 1960s, spreading to more than one-third of India's 600-plus administrative districts. | Their insurgency began in the eastern state of West Bengal in the late 1960s, spreading to more than one-third of India's 600-plus administrative districts. |
Profile: India's Maoist rebels | Profile: India's Maoist rebels |
'Top leader' | 'Top leader' |
The police say that, following a tip-off, they ambushed a group of about 30 Maoist rebels in the forest early on Monday. | |
"It was a makeshift training camp," district police chief Mitrabhanu Mahapatra told Reuters news agency. | |
A number of weapons, including automatic rifles, were found in the area, which has been cordoned off. | |
Orissa police chief KB Singh told BBC's Sandeep Sahu they believed a top Maoist leader was among those killed. | Orissa police chief KB Singh told BBC's Sandeep Sahu they believed a top Maoist leader was among those killed. |
The bodies of the dead rebels are being recovered while a search is on for those who got away. | The bodies of the dead rebels are being recovered while a search is on for those who got away. |
Monday's operation is being seen as a major victory for security forces, who have suffered heavy casualties in this area in the past. | Monday's operation is being seen as a major victory for security forces, who have suffered heavy casualties in this area in the past. |
In 2008, the Maoists blew up a police vehicle carrying 18 paramilitary personnel, killing all of them on the spot. | In 2008, the Maoists blew up a police vehicle carrying 18 paramilitary personnel, killing all of them on the spot. |
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