School building blown up in Bihar

Suspected Maoists blew up a state run school at Birhni village in Bihar's Aurangabad district in the early hours this morning.

Suspected Maoists blew up a state run school at Birhni village in Bihar's Aurangabad district in the early hours this morning.

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Over 200 ultras surrounded the school building and detonated dynamites to blow it up, police said.

Four rooms of the school collapsed in the blast, they said.

A combing operation has been launched for the ultras.

Patrolling was intensified as tension ran high here.