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| India 'rebels' explosives found | India 'rebels' explosives found |
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| Police in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have recovered a huge amount of explosives which they say were being used by Maoist rebels. | Police in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have recovered a huge amount of explosives which they say were being used by Maoist rebels. |
| State police chief Girish Kumar said the explosives would have helped in making some 3,000 hand grenades. | State police chief Girish Kumar said the explosives would have helped in making some 3,000 hand grenades. |
| He said the discovery indicated that the rebels were trying to revive their activities in the state. | He said the discovery indicated that the rebels were trying to revive their activities in the state. |
| More than 6,000 people have died during the rebels' 20-year fight for communist rule in many Indian states. | More than 6,000 people have died during the rebels' 20-year fight for communist rule in many Indian states. |
| The rebels have a presence in about a third of India's 600-odd districts. | The rebels have a presence in about a third of India's 600-odd districts. |
| However, a security offensive in Andhra Pradesh four years ago drove many of the rebels out of the state and into hiding. | However, a security offensive in Andhra Pradesh four years ago drove many of the rebels out of the state and into hiding. |
| Mr Kumar said that the rebels had been stocking explosives at Pydiparru village which had never known rebel activity in the past. | Mr Kumar said that the rebels had been stocking explosives at Pydiparru village which had never known rebel activity in the past. |
| Apart from the explosives, grenade shells, live ammunition and six rocket launchers were also recovered, he said. | Apart from the explosives, grenade shells, live ammunition and six rocket launchers were also recovered, he said. |
| The federal government has launched a major security offensive against the rebels in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. | The federal government has launched a major security offensive against the rebels in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. |