Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Maoist rebels threaten to derail Indian elections
They have unleashed a campaign of terror in four states in the south and east of the country where they have threatened election officials, security personnel and voters who defy their call for a poll boycott.
The campaign intensified on April 21 when 250 rebels, known locally as 'Naxalites' hijacked a train and held 500 passengers hostage for four hours before releasing them unharmed.
The raid highlighted a deadly war which has gone largely unnoticed beyond India, and demonstrated the growing reach of a Maoist insurgency which now affects a quarter Indian districts.
It followed an earlier strike on a government office in Jharkhand where rebels blew up a conference center. In another incident, eight trucks were torched and a driver killed as Jharkhand prepared for India's second round of voting on April 23.
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The campaign intensified on April 21 when 250 rebels, known locally as 'Naxalites' hijacked a train and held 500 passengers hostage for four hours before releasing them unharmed.
The raid highlighted a deadly war which has gone largely unnoticed beyond India, and demonstrated the growing reach of a Maoist insurgency which now affects a quarter Indian districts.
It followed an earlier strike on a government office in Jharkhand where rebels blew up a conference center. In another incident, eight trucks were torched and a driver killed as Jharkhand prepared for India's second round of voting on April 23.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com/
Labels: bihar, india, indian election, jharkhand, lok sabha elections, maoist rebels threaten, naxalites hijacked a train, passengers hostage, poll boycott, threatened election officials, voters
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