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14 people killed in a naxal attack in Orissa

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Posted online: Saturday , February 16, 2008 at 10:22:05


Nayagarh (Orissa), February 16: Striking in a big way for the first time in coastal Orissa, Naxalites killed 14 people, including 13 policemen, besides injuring 10 others and looting the district armoury here after virtually laying siege to the town, police said.

In a daring and meticulously planned attack late last night, the ultras targetted a police training school, armoury and a police station in Nayagarh and another police station at Daspalla, the police said.

A huge cache of arms and ammunition was taken away in a truck and a bus they had hijacked, the police said.

A group of nearly 100 naxals, including women cadre, with bombs and firearms carried out the attack killing 13 police personnel, including two women, and a civilian besides causing injuries to about nine persons, Nayagarh Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar said.

While 10 police personnel were killed at the PTS, armoury and Nayagarh police station, a civilian caught in crossfire died at Daspalla, he said.

Two police personnel were shot dead by the naxalites while they were returning after carrying out the operation at Mahipur police outpost.

One injured policemen succumbed to his wounds.

Five of the injured were sent to SCB medical college hospital at Cuttack and the rest admitted to hospitals here and at Daspalla, the police said.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visited the armoury and the police training school at Nayagarh.

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pree plan by priyabrat pattanaik on 16 Feb 2008

i thought it is a pree plan of againest party , that is theleader of congress leader, janaki pattanaik , because election has come soon

Why do we call them Naxals by arun on 16 Feb 2008

Why do we call these terrorists as Naxals. They are far removed from ideas of Kanu Sanyal etc. Indian do not spare any Hindu induldging in violence and they are all grouped together as Saffron Brigade. Therefore we must call these leftist terrorists also only as Communist Atankwadi. I do not believe that people at large hate them as much as they hate RSS

Wake up call for the centre and Orissa by vijay on 16 Feb 2008

It is indeed sad to read the news of naxalites killed 14 policemen in Orissa.The state should pull up its sleuths for their failure to keep vigil on antisocial elements and seek central assistance in nabbing the culprits.I doubt if they could have acted on their own without some antinational outfit supporting them in stealing arms and ammunition.

Attack by Naxalites by MOHAN DADDIKAR on 16 Feb 2008

The reaction of the Central Govt. towards this carnage will be as follows;. The Union Home Minister will call a meeting of the Home Minsiters of all the states, where everybody will assume grave faces, shed some crocodile tears for the victims, and announce firmly that they will not be cowed down by such murderous attacks, then consume cups of coffe and cashew nuts deciding to hold the next similallr meeting immediately after the next attack by the Naxalites.

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