Land mine blast kills 5 during India's elections

[Coventina]

Source: Associated Press

PATNA, India (AP) — Suspected communist rebels blew up a jeep carrying polling officials in eastern India, killing five people as part of a wave of violence that has marred India's elections, officials said Friday.

Several electronic voting machines being transported in the jeep were destroyed in Thursday's land mine attack, forcing election officials to announce that citizens in the eastern district would have to revote.

The assault in Bihar state came just after voting ended in the eastern strongholds of communist guerrillas who have fought for decades, claiming to defend the rights of poor farmers and landless workers. They often attack police, landlords and local politicians, as well as poor villagers they accuse of working with authorities.

The rebels, who claim to be inspired by Chinese revolutionary Mao Zedong, threatened to kill citizens participating in the election, which they dismiss as a "fake exercise."



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[Sultana]

1. Fucking psychos