Raipur, May 20 (IANS): Five security personnel were killed on Sunday when Maoists detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.
The deafening blast, near Cholnar, targeted a jeep in which seven security personnel were patrolling in a remote area, killing five of them instantly, Deputy Inspector General of Police Vivekanand Sinha told the media. Two others were seriously injured.