Maoists strike again, kill three policemen in Orissa

Maoist guerrillas launched an attack on a police patrol party and killed three policemen in Orissa's Gajapati district early on Wednesday, an official said.

Maoist guerrillas launched an attack on a police patrol party and killed three policemen in Orissa's Gajapati district early on Wednesday, an official said.

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The Maoists opened fired on them when about 30 policemen had gone to raid a rebel camp in a forested area near Parlakhemundi town, about 350 km from Bhubaneswar, on the basis of a tip off, Inspector General of Police Sanjeev Marik told IANS.

"We lost two special operation group (SOG) personnel and a local policeman," he said.