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The policemen were returning from an anti-Maoist operation that was launched after intelligence inputs, officials said.

Ten policemen and a driver were killed on Thursday when their vehicle was blown up by an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, officials said.

10 policemen and driver of their vehicle killed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly condemned the Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada that killed 10 policemen and a driver today. PM Modi said the "sacrifice" of the policemen "will always be remembered".

The bomb used by the Naxalites in Chhattisgarh weighed 50 kilograms, preliminary investigations have found.

50kg explosive likely used to target vehicle ferrying personnel

The Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada today that killed 10 policemen and a driver involved the use of a powerful 50-kg improvised explosive device (IED) that left a massive hole on the road and uprooted trees.

Chhattisgarh Naxal Attack Live Updates: Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed grief over the Dantewada attack. He said the Centre will give all possible help to the state government.

Union Home Amit Shah has assured of all help in the event of 11 persons including 10 policemen being killed in a naxalite attack.

Questions have been raised over why a road-opening patrol did not sanitise the route that a convoy of policemen took today before Maoists ambushed them with an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada.