5 security perosnnel killed in Maoist attack in Bihar

July 17, 2013 23:19

Five security personnel, including three state policemen, were today killed when armed Naxals attacked them during construction of a culvert in Aurangabad district of Bihar, a senior police offical said.

State Director General of Police Abhayanand told PTI that the three policemen belonged to special auxilliary police unit while the other two deceased were private security guards at the site of the construction of a culvert in the district.

Around 50 armed ultras arrived at the culvert in Goh area in the district and exploded bombs in a bid to destroy it. However, the culvert suffered minor damages in the attack, the DGP said.

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