Malkangiri , Orissa:
Maoists blew up a panchayat building used for accommodating security forces during anti-Naxal operations in Orissa's Malkangiri district early today.
About 100 armed rebels stormed into Malabaran village and blew up the building with landmines, Inspector In-Charge of Motu police station S K Taoria said. The Maoists shouted anti-government slogans before disappearing into the forests, he said.
Additional forces were rushed to the village to launch combing operations. About a dozen panchayat buildings, schools and godowns have been destroyed by the ultras so far this year.
About 100 armed rebels stormed into Malabaran village and blew up the building with landmines, Inspector In-Charge of Motu police station S K Taoria said. The Maoists shouted anti-government slogans before disappearing into the forests, he said.
Additional forces were rushed to the village to launch combing operations. About a dozen panchayat buildings, schools and godowns have been destroyed by the ultras so far this year.
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