06-20-2006, 09:06 PM
<b>Naxalites kill seven villagers in Chattisgarh</b> ?<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->New Delhi, June. 20 (AP): <b>Suspected communist rebels killed seven villagers and injured three others during an overnight raid in central India, police said on Tuesday</b>.
<b>The seven were killed _ some shot, others stabbed or beaten to death _ because the rebels suspected them of helping government forces in the Chattisgarh state </b>village of Konta, 500 kilometers (300 miles) south of Raipur, the state capital, said G. Naik, the inspector-general of police.
The guerrillas have been targeting the area's villagers in recent months for taking part in demonstrations against rebel violence.
Chattisgarh has become a frequent scene of violence by the militants, known as Naxalites, who claim to be inspired by <b>Chinese revolutionary Mao Zedong </b>and have been fighting for more than two decades, demanding land and jobs for agricultural laborers and the poor. More than 6,000 people have been killed in the conflict.
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Why communist newspaper Hindu call them "Naxalite" or "rebel" not "Terrorist"?
<b>The seven were killed _ some shot, others stabbed or beaten to death _ because the rebels suspected them of helping government forces in the Chattisgarh state </b>village of Konta, 500 kilometers (300 miles) south of Raipur, the state capital, said G. Naik, the inspector-general of police.
The guerrillas have been targeting the area's villagers in recent months for taking part in demonstrations against rebel violence.
Chattisgarh has become a frequent scene of violence by the militants, known as Naxalites, who claim to be inspired by <b>Chinese revolutionary Mao Zedong </b>and have been fighting for more than two decades, demanding land and jobs for agricultural laborers and the poor. More than 6,000 people have been killed in the conflict.
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Why communist newspaper Hindu call them "Naxalite" or "rebel" not "Terrorist"?