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| Maoists rebels kill Indian police | Maoists rebels kill Indian police |
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| Maoist rebels have attacked a security post in central India, killing 50 police officers, police said. | Maoist rebels have attacked a security post in central India, killing 50 police officers, police said. |
| The clashes happened in the rebel stronghold area of Dantewada, in Chhattisgarh state. | The clashes happened in the rebel stronghold area of Dantewada, in Chhattisgarh state. |
| No rebel bodies were recovered after the clash, said KR Pisda, a senior Dantewada official. | |
| The Maoists, who have fought a 30-year insurgency, say they are fighting for the rights of landless farmers and neglected tribes. | The Maoists, who have fought a 30-year insurgency, say they are fighting for the rights of landless farmers and neglected tribes. |
| Thousands of people have died in their campaigns in central and southern India. | Thousands of people have died in their campaigns in central and southern India. |
| The rebels attacked a security post manned by 75 policemen in Bijapur late on Wednesday. | The rebels attacked a security post manned by 75 policemen in Bijapur late on Wednesday. |
| State Interior Minister Ram Vichar Netam said the rebels had mined the area in Bijapur district making access difficult. | State Interior Minister Ram Vichar Netam said the rebels had mined the area in Bijapur district making access difficult. |
| Powerful | Powerful |
| Earlier this month, five security personnel died in a landmine explosion in Dantewada district. | Earlier this month, five security personnel died in a landmine explosion in Dantewada district. |
| The rebels have a strong presence in eight of 16 districts of Chhattisgarh state. | The rebels have a strong presence in eight of 16 districts of Chhattisgarh state. |
| The militants are known as Naxalites after the district where their Maoist-inspired movement was born in the late 1960s. | The militants are known as Naxalites after the district where their Maoist-inspired movement was born in the late 1960s. |
| They have become so powerful in some districts they run their own parallel administrations and justice systems. | They have become so powerful in some districts they run their own parallel administrations and justice systems. |