2010 Dantewada bus bombing explained

2010 Dantewada bus bombing
Location:Dantewada district, India
Coordinates:18.88953,81.349831
Date:17 May 2010
Type:Bombing
Fatalities:31-44
Injuries:15[1]
Weapons:Improvised explosive device (IED) or anti-tank mine

The 2010 Dantewada bus bombing occurred on 17 May 2010 when a bus hit a landmine 50 km away from Dantewada, in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district. Fatalities reports range from 31[2] to 44,[3] including several Special Police Officers (SPOs) and civilians.[4] [2]

It was the first Naxal attack to target a civilian bus.[5] The attack occurred one month after Dantewada witnessed the worst-ever massacre of CRPF jawans, when 76 troops were killed in the April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada.

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Notes and References

  1. News: 15 Dantewada victims battle for life . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811065652/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-18/india/28309091_1_spos-chhattisgarh-s-dantewada-bastar . dead . 11 August 2011 . . 18 May 2010.
  2. Web site: Stone-pelters kill 11-day-old infant in Kashmir. NDTV.com. 7 December 2014.
  3. News: Talks with Maoists if they suspend violence: Chidambaram . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811065659/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-18/india/28306798_1_abjure-violence-maoists-dantewada . dead . 11 August 2011 . . 18 May 2010.
  4. News: Naxals blow up bus near Dantewada, 50 feared killed. 17 May 2010. NDTV.
  5. Web site: Maoists blow up private bus in Dantewada, kill 36 - Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times. hindustantimes.com/. 7 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20110929105228/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Naxal-attack-in-Dantewada-kills-civilians-too-40-dead/H1-Article3-544880.aspx. 2011-09-29. dead.

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