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20 jawans killed in Naxal attack on security forces in Chhattisgarh | NDTV.com
At least 20 jawans have been killed and several others have been injured in an encounter that went on for over three hours between the Naxals and security forces in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh today.
The Naxals attacked a joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the state police around 10:30 am in the thickly forested Tongpal area, about 500 km south of Raipur.
Tongpal is located close to the Jeeram Valley, where many senior Congress leader of the state were killed in a Naxal ambush in May last year.
According to preliminary information, the team of around 50 personnel who were attacked were out for a "road clearing" operation, when the Naxals triggered landmine blasts and opened fire on them.