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40 Indian police missing in rebel attack
Made Popular Jun 29 2008
A local official says 40 police officers are feared drowned in eastern India after a group of suspected communist rebels attacked a police boat.
Local police official Satish Kumar Gajbhiya says more than 50 police were aboard the boat Sunday in Orissa state when suspected rebels attacked, capsizing the vessel.
He says 16 officers made it to shore, but 40 are still missing and feared drowned.
The rebels have been fighting the Indian government for decades.
In recent years about 2,000 people including police, militants and civilians have been killed in the violence.
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R.M.Paulraj
Jun 30 2008
Bangalore,
India
The scourge of Maoist and other insurgencies needs to be addressed with a firm political will, so that at least the next generation of our people will be able to lead a peaceful life.
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