India police die in Maoist clash

Fifteen policemen have been killed in a clash with Maoist rebels in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, a senior police official said.

The policemen were ambushed in a jungle near a village in the east of the state, described as a rebel stronghold, on Sunday, the official said.

Some rebels had been killed and wounded in the clash, he said.

More than 6,000 people have died during the rebels' 20-year fight for a communist state in parts of India. MORE...