India security forces kill 28 Maoist rebels in firefight


There are large numbers of Indian troops fighting Maoist rebels in central India. - Photo: AFP file

NEW DELHI: Indian security forces shot dead at least 28 Maoist rebels on Friday (Oct 4) during a firefight, days after the country's home minister warned the insurgents to surrender or face "all-out" assault.

More than 10,000 people have died in a decades-long insurgency waged by the Naxalite movement in India's resource-rich tribal heartlands.

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