Maoists kill 11 policemen in India

Suspected Maoist guerrillas in India killed at least 11 policemen yesterday by blowing up a security vehicle in the eastern state of Jharkhand, officials said.
"Eleven policemen have been killed in the blast," Vishnu Dayal Ram, the director-general of Jharkhand police, told AFP.
Six other policemen were injured in the landmine attack in Chaibasa, 200 kilometres from the state capital Ranchi.