<p>Nine CRPF personnel were today killed after suspected Naxals blew up their mine-protected vehicle in Chhattisgarh's Sukma, around a year after a dozen jawans were killed in a similar ambush in the district.<br /><br />Officials said the incident took place around 12:30 PM along the Kistaram-Palodi road of the district when the troops of the 212th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were out on an operation.<br /><br />At least nine men have been killed, while two other jawans suffered injuries after the mine-protected vehicle was blown up by multiple improvised explosive devices (IEDs) concealed under the dirt track, a senior official said.<br /><br />The injured personnel are being airlifted to Raipur, they said.<br /><br />The rebels used a lot of explosives to blow up the vehicle, a state police official said.<br /><br />Soon after the incident, reinforcements were rushed to the spot, around 500 km from state capital Raipur, he said, adding further details were awaited.<br /><br />Officials added that the first encounter between the two sides took place at 8 am and later this contingent was targeted by the Maoists.<br /><br />Twelve personnel of the force were killed on March 11 last year in the Bheji area of the district and their arms looted when Naxals ambushed their patrol party.<br /><br />A few days later on April 24, twenty-five personnel of the paramilitary were killed in a similar ambush in Sukma. PTI TKP NES SKL SMN</p>
<p>Nine CRPF personnel were today killed after suspected Naxals blew up their mine-protected vehicle in Chhattisgarh's Sukma, around a year after a dozen jawans were killed in a similar ambush in the district.<br /><br />Officials said the incident took place around 12:30 PM along the Kistaram-Palodi road of the district when the troops of the 212th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were out on an operation.<br /><br />At least nine men have been killed, while two other jawans suffered injuries after the mine-protected vehicle was blown up by multiple improvised explosive devices (IEDs) concealed under the dirt track, a senior official said.<br /><br />The injured personnel are being airlifted to Raipur, they said.<br /><br />The rebels used a lot of explosives to blow up the vehicle, a state police official said.<br /><br />Soon after the incident, reinforcements were rushed to the spot, around 500 km from state capital Raipur, he said, adding further details were awaited.<br /><br />Officials added that the first encounter between the two sides took place at 8 am and later this contingent was targeted by the Maoists.<br /><br />Twelve personnel of the force were killed on March 11 last year in the Bheji area of the district and their arms looted when Naxals ambushed their patrol party.<br /><br />A few days later on April 24, twenty-five personnel of the paramilitary were killed in a similar ambush in Sukma. PTI TKP NES SKL SMN</p>