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Maoists bomb India train tracks, kill policeman
Maoist rebels on a strike blew up railway tracks, blocked roads and killed a policeman in eastern India on Tuesday, police said.
- Agencies
- Published: 12:43 May 27, 2008
Patna: Maoist rebels on a strike blew up railway tracks, blocked roads and killed a policeman in eastern India on Tuesday, police said.
The blast at the Bihar railway track severely disrupted the eastern rail network.
"They bombed the tracks sometime after midnight, although the police were patrolling the area," said senior police officer Bimal Kumar.
Rebels also abducted a policeman in a remote village and killed him, police said.
The rebels said they are protesting against the recent arrest of some of their leaders.
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