Maoist rebels kill 13 in India
Afp, New Delhi
Thirteen civilians were killed in eastern India when their vehicle hit a landmine believed to have been planted by Maoist rebels and intended for security forces, police said yesterday."Thirteen people were killed and four were injured in the attack on Friday night," a police superintendent, who did not wish to be named, told AFP by phone from Raipur, capital of Chattisgarh state. He said the rebels probably mistook the jeep for a police vehicle, as security forces have been the main target of Maoist violence in the state. The incident took place attack in Kanker district, about 135 kilometres (85 miles) from Raipur. In a separate incident, rebels also killed three policemen in an attack on a jail in neighbouring Orissa state and set free all 40 prisoners, police said. The Maoists, who have bases in 11 of India's 29 states, say they are fighting to restore the rights of neglected tribespeople and landless farmers.
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