Landmine detected in Naxal-hit Jharkhand district : India

Ranchi |10 days ago
Landmine detected in Naxal-hit Jharkhand district
Friday, 05 February 2010 | http://www.nerve.in/news:253500241736 | channel: India

"Police traced the wire to a 10-kg landmine planted under the bridge. The landmine has been defused. "

Ranchi, Feb 5 - Police detected a 10-kg landmine planted under a bridge Friday and defused it, foiling a Maoist bid to blow up police vehicles pasing that way in Giridih district of Jharkhand.

According to police, security personnel on Long Range Patrolling - detected wires near Dibra bridge, under Dumri police station of Giridih, around 170 km from here.

Police traced the wire to a 10-kg landmine planted under the bridge. The landmine has been defused.

Jharkhand has witnessed several cases of landmine blasts by Maoists, targetting police vehicles.

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