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15 Police Officers Killed in Land Mine Blast

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From Times Wire Reports

A land mine exploded beneath a police vehicle in eastern India, killing at least 15 officers, police said.

Maoist rebels were suspected of planting the mine on a road in remote Jharkhand state, a police superintendent said.

He said the policemen were about to raid a village where rebels were believed to be hiding. There were no immediate claims of responsibility.

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