Maoists bomb road bridge in Bihar village

Around 50 Naxalites assembled in the village on Wednesday night and detonated dynamites to blow up the bridge.

November 05, 2009 11:35 am | Updated November 17, 2021 06:42 am IST - Gaya

Tribals from Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, who have been affected because of the armed conflict between the goverment and Maoists, at a meet organised by Citizens Initiative for Peace in New Delhi. Photo: V.V.Krishnan.

Tribals from Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, who have been affected because of the armed conflict between the goverment and Maoists, at a meet organised by Citizens Initiative for Peace in New Delhi. Photo: V.V.Krishnan.

Armed Maoists bombed a road bridge at Rohe village in Bihar’s Gaya district, police said on Thursday.

Around 50 Naxalites assembled in the village on Wednesday night and detonated dynamites to blow up the bridge.

The road link to Imamganj bazar was severed as a result.

Security personnel were combing the area.

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