Balimela reservoir boat attack
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| Balimela reservoir boat attack | |||||||
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| Part of Naxalite-Maoist insurgency | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Communist Party of India (Maoist) |
 India (Greyhound commandos) |
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| Unknown | 64 | ||||||
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| None | 38 killed | ||||||
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The Balimela reservoir boat attack occurred on 29 June 2008 when CPI (Maoist) forces attacked a boat on the Balimela reservoir in Orissa state (India) carrying 4 anti-Naxalite police and 60 Greyhound commandos. The boat sunk, killing 38 troops, while 26 survived.[1][2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ MHA spokesperson on Wednesday's Naxal incident in Orissa, The Cheers news agency, 17 July 2008
- ^ Naxal movement entering mobile warfare phase, Merinews, 3 July 2008
- ^ "Maoist Insurgents Hit Back Greyhound Commandos Killing 35". GroundReport. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
