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Seven killed as provincial polls under way in three Indian states PATNA, India, Thursday (AFP) Seven people were killed in a landmine blast hours before voting began in the eastern Indian states of Jharkhand, Bihar and Haryana to elect provincial governments, police said. The seven - six policemen and their driver - were killed early Thursday while on patrol in Jharkhand's Palamau district, one of the many where Maoist rebels hold sway, a police spokesman said. The explosion was caused by a landmine, police said, adding suspicion fell on Indian Maoist rebels as Palamau was known to be a hotbed of insurgency. The district is among 24 seats in the 81-member Jharkhand legislature going to the polls in the first phase Thursday. Polling has been divided into three phases in Jharkhand and neighbouring Bihar for security reasons. Both states are affected by Maoist insurgency and poll officials said about 100,000 security personnel were on duty to ensure a smooth ballot. |
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