Indian security forces kill 5 rebels
Xinhua, January 9, 2016 Adjust font size:
Indian security forces killed five leftwing rebels in an encounter Friday evening in a jungle area in the eastern state of Bihar, police said on Saturday.
The fighting took place when security forces got tip that a group of Naxal rebels were in a jungle area in the district of Aurangzab.
The bodies of the killed insurgents were found abandoned in the field along with a number of weapons and ammunitions.
One security officer was injured in the fighting.
On Friday, two security officers were killed in a land mine blast allegedly triggered by the rebels in the eastern state of Orissa. Enditem