India: 18 Naxalites maoist rebels killed in a clash with Indian security forces
At least 18 Maoist insurgents were killed Tuesday after a clash with Indian security forces, police told AFP.
The guerrillas died in the remote eastern state of Chhattisgarh, which has seen a number of deadly assaults on Maoist forces this year.
Bastar district police inspector-general Sundarraj Pattilingam told AFP that all 18 had died in Kanker district, south of the state capital Raipur.
“Three security personnel also received injuries, but they are walking,” he added.
Around 70 Maoists have been killed in India this year, according to police figures, the vast majority in Chhattisgarh.