NEW DELHI, FEB 28 -
Police say Maoist rebels have ambushed policemen in an insurgency-wracked central India n state and fatally shot seven of them.
Senior police officer R.K. Vij says the rebels struck Friday while the
police were on their way to provide security to workers building a road
in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh state. That's nearly 265
kilometers (165 miles) south of Raipur, the state capital.
Vij said two police officers were injured in the attack. The region is a
stronghold of the rebels, who are demanding land and jobs for the poor
and often target government forces.
Inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, the rebels have
been fighting the government for more than four decades. The Home
Ministry says the rebels are now present in 20 of India 's 28 states.
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