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Attack on Troops by Maoists Has Strengthened Resolve to Fight them: Govt

In the wake of Maoist attack on Eastern Frontier Rifle camp in West Bengal, the government has said that the ‘dastardly attack’ has strengthened its resolve to fight the menace, reported PTI.

“It is a dastardly attack and I can only tell it has strengthened our resolve to fight against this menace…,” finance minister Pranab Mukherjee was quoted as saying.

The minister made the statement in response to a query about Monday’s attack by the Maoists.

In the attack, 24 jawans of West Bengal’s paramilitary force Eastern Frontier Rifle were killed as rebels overran their camp at Silda in West Midnapore district after setting it on fire.

Union Home Minister P Chidamabaram has described the attack as ‘another outrageous attempt by the banned organisation to overawe the established authority in the State’, said report.

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