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Naxals damage mobile tower

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Source: The Hindu (http://www.hinduonnet.com/2010/01/21/stories/2010012152180300.htm)
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Naxals damage mobile tower


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They also beat up a liquor trader



There was no security in the village when the incident occurredNaxalites ransacked liquor outlet at Biribeda village


BERHAMPUR: Maoists blasted a mobile communication tower and its control room at Kaliatola village under Baipariguda police station limits in Koraput district in the wee hours of Wednesday.
In another incident in the same district, a group of alleged naxals beat up a liquor trader and ransacked his liquor outlet at Biribeda village. Maoists had earlier threatened liquor traders to stop sale of liquor in the area.
According to police sources, a group of around 15 armed naxals reached Kaliatola village in the wee hours. They attached landmines to the mobile communication tower of Airtel at the village and blasted them. It damaged the mobile tower and its control room. It was a soft target for the naxals as there was almost no security at the village when the attack occurred. It may be noted that in the past naxals blasted or damaged several mobile communication towers in the district. On June 7 night last year, Maoists took control of Baipariguda town in Koraput district. They also blasted the police station and police barrack at Baipariguda.

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The incident occurred when all senior police officers were engaged in a three-day brain-storming session in Cuttack, which started on Tuesday.In a planned manner Maoists struck in Malkangiri district on Sunday night a day before the police conference in Cuttack. Naxals killed a trader and attacked another in Malkangiri district.






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