Terror returns to Chhattisgarh, Maoist ambush on Congress convoy kills 17

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Terror returns to Chhattisgarh, Maoist ambush on Congress convoy kills 17

An injured person being hospitalised after Naxals attacked Congress rally in Chhattisgarh. PTI Photo

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A deadly Maoist ambush on a convoy of vehicles carrying state Congress leaders and workers in Chhattisgarh on Saturday killed at least 17 people and left several others critically wounded, police and survivors of the attack said. The dead included three state Congress leaders, former opposition leader Mahendra Karma, former parliamentarian Gopal Madhavan and ex-MLA Uday Mudliyar, while party veteran and former union minister Vidya Charan Shukla was among the injured. Ejaz Kaiser reports. How the attack happened | Major Maoist attacks in Chhattisgarh

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