{Armed group attack convoy carrying paramilitary forces, confiscate weapons and radio sets, officials say.}<\/p>\n
Suspected Maoist rebels have killed 11 paramilitary commandos on Saturday in a remote part of central India after ambushing their convoy, police said, the latest attack in a simmering internal conflict.<\/p>\n
The troops were on their way to provide protection to workers for a road construction project when the gunmen attacked, a senior police officer of the restive Chhattisgarh state said.<\/p>\n
The assault is the latest in a deadly conflict that pits the fighters against local and national authorities in the forests and rural areas of mainly central and eastern India.<\/p>\n
The armed group, who say they are fighting for the rights of tribal people and landless farmers, often collect funds through extortion.<\/p>\n
“We can confirm that 11 security personnel have lost their lives in the ambush which was carried out by Maoist rebels in Sukma district,” police deputy inspector general Sundarraj P told AFP news agency.<\/p>\n
“Three other CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) personnel are critically injured. We have deployed helicopters to evacuate them.”<\/p>\n
The rebels also snatched weapons and radio sets from the attack site, local media reports said.<\/p>\n
The Maoists are believed to be present in at least 20 states, but are most active in Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and Maharashtra, occupying thousands of square kilometres of land.<\/p>\n
The decades-long conflict is believed to have cost tens of thousands of lives, with much action focused around the so-called “Red Corridor” stretching through central and eastern India.<\/p>\n
Critics believe attempts to end the revolt through tough security offensives are doomed to fail, saying the real solution is development of the region.<\/p>\n
Source:Al Jazeera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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