Three Telangana police personnel killed in landmine blast by MaoistThe incident occurred under Wazeedu police station limits in the district at around 7:30 am when a police team was on routine bomb detection duty.
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Hyderabad: Three police personnel were killed in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists in Mulugu district of Telangana bordering Chhattisgarh on Thursday, police said.
The incident occurred under Wazeedu police station limits in the district at around 7:30 am when a police team was on routine bomb detection duty.
The Maoists triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast, resulting in the death of three police personnel, a senior police official told PTI.
The banned CPI(Maoist) had planted IEDs in the forest area and the police teams were on duty, the official said. Further investigation was on.