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IED blast in police vehicle by Naxals in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli; 10 security personnel killed

IED blast in police vehicle by Naxals in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli; 10 security personnel killed

Naxal attack in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra

Naxals on Wednesdaytargeted a police vehiclewith an IED blast in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district.

Ten security personnel were killed in the blast.

Earlier in the day, Naxals had torched 25 vehicles of a road construction company in Gadchiroli.

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The incident took place at Dadapur in Kurkheda tehsil, Shailesh Balkawade, Superintendent of Police.

They torched the vehicles, which were parked along the road, using kerosene and diesel, Shailesh Balkawade, Superintendent of Police said.