India: 4 Border Security Force (BSF) jawans killed by maoist rebels in Odisha
Maoists operating in Odisha’s tribal-dominated Koraput district triggered a landmine blast on Tuesday morning killing four Border Security Force (BSF) jawans while completely destroying the van they were traveling in.
Two other paramilitary force personnel also sustained serious injuries in the incident and have been admitted to hospital.
A report reaching state headquarters from Koraput said the incident occurred on a national highway, near the Patangi area of the backward Maoist-infested district, when the jawans were traveling to Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh from Malkangiri in Odisha. They were to catch a flight to Gujarat for official duty from there.