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Maoist rebels kill Indian police India Maoist rebels kill 13 policemen in Chhattisgarh
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Maoist rebels kill 13 paramilitary police in ambush in central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, officials say Maoist rebels have killed 13 paramilitary policemen in an ambush in central India, officials say.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Police say rebels attacked members of the Central Reserve Police Force in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh state, 450km from the state capital Raipur.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The policemen were reportedly surrounded and attacked while raiding a rebel hideout.
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.