Horrible loss of life. There seems to an awful amount of violence in large parts of central and eastern India is recent weeks and months.
**13 policemen killed by militants in central India **
Thirteen policemen were killed in two separate militant attacks in central India’s Chhattisgarh on Monday, Indo-Asian News Service reported. Ten policemen with Nagaland Armed Police (NAP) were killed in a landmine blast in a forest area in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. Earlier Monday, the militants shot dead three policemen and injured five in an attack on a police station in Jashpur district. Thirteen more policemen were injured in the attacks. The militants have stepped up their attacks in the state since last week, killing eight civilians in a government-run relief camp at Gangalur in Dantewada that borders Andhra Pradesh. Three militants were also killed in attacks when the police fired back.
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