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title: "Maoists take down Indian train"
description: "A passenger train out of Calcutta was derailed by an explosion, believed to have been caused by Maoist rebels, and was then hit by another train. At least 20 people were killed, and the death toll is expected to rise. Read the whole article: Hindustan Times"
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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section: "Politics"
author: "Andy Rice"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/andyrice/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-05-28-maoists-take-down-indian-train/"
published: "2010-05-28T14:01:28"
updated: "2013-02-01T20:01:30"
lang: "en-ZA"
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# Maoists take down Indian train

> ![Image](../../../photo/resize/2010-05-27-mx5-rear-driving-381/600/300)[http://www.hindustantimes.com/20-killed-as-suspected-Maoist-blast-derails-train-in-West-Bengal/H1-Article3-549604.aspx](http://www.hindustantimes.com/20-killed-as-suspected-Maoist-blast-derails-train-in-West-Bengal/H1-Article3-549604.aspx) A passenger train out of Calcutta was derailed by an explosion, believed to have been caused by Maoist rebels, and was then hit by another train. At least 20 people were killed, and the death toll is expected to rise. Read the whole article: [Hindustan Times](http://www.hindustantimes.com/20-killed-as-suspected-Maoist-blast-derails-train-in-West-Bengal/H1-Article3-549604.aspx)[http://www.hindustantimes.com/20-killed-as-suspected-Maoist-blast-derails-train-in-West-Bengal/H1-Article3-549604.aspx](http://www.hindustantimes.com/20-killed-as-suspected-Maoist-blast-derails-train-in-West-Bengal/H1-Article3-549604.aspx)

By Andy Rice · Published 28 May 2010, 16:01 SAST · Updated 1 February 2013, 22:01 SAST

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