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Two policemen killed in landmine blast in Jharkhand (Second Lead)

December 14th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )

Ranchi, Dec 14 (IANS) Two policemen were killed and one was injured when Maoist rebels detonated a landmine in Jharkhand’s Lohardagga district Monday, police said.
“Maoist rebels detonated a landmine between Banjri and Rosad village which comes under Kisko police station of Lohardagga district,” officials said.

“The policemen were travelling on a bike and fell into the landmine trap which caused the death of the two policemen and injured one,” police spokesperson V.H. Deshmukh told IANS.

“After the landmine blast a gun battle took place between para-military troopers and Maoist rebels which lasted for more than three hours. Search operations are on in the area,” Deshmukh said.

The injured policeman has been admitted to a local hospital. His condition is said to be serious.

Lohardagga is about 70 km from Ranchi.

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