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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|2019 terrorist attack by Naxalites in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox civilian attack<br />
| title = Gadchiroli Naxal bombing<br />
| partof = <br />
| location = [[Gadchiroli]], [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
| date = 1 May 2019<br />
| fatalities = 16<br />
| injuries = <br />
| perpetrators = [[Naxalites]]<br />
| weapons = Bomb<br />
}}<br />
{{Campaignbox Naxalite insurgency}}<br />
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On 1 May 2019, a landmine killed 15 [[Indian Police Service|Indian police]] and their driver in [[Gadchiroli]], state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. Police have blamed the blast on [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)|Maoist]] because they are common in the area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/01/india/india-attack-maharashtra-intl/index.html|title=16 dead in suspected Maoist attack on police convoy in India|author=Swati Gupta|website=CNN|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/maoist-rebels-kill-indian-policemen-maharashtra-state-190501092921368.html|title=Maoist rebels kill Indian policemen in Maharashtra state|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/maoist-attack-gadchiroli-blast-maharashtra-5707660/|title=The Maoist challenge|date=2019-05-03|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/15-indian-commandos-driver-killed-in-maoist-attack-1.1556706422441|title=15 Indian commandos, driver killed in Maoist attack|website=gulfnews.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> The attack took place after Maoist set 25 vehicles on fire. Hours after the attack Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] condemned the attack.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-narendra-modi-condemns-despicable-attack-by-maoists-in-maharashtras-gadchiroli-15-security-person-2031347|title="Perpetrators Won't Be Spared": PM Condemns Maoist Attack In Maharashtra|date=1 May 2019|website=NDTV.com|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:2019 murders in India]]<br />
[[Category:Communist terrorism]]<br />
[[Category:Mass murder in 2019]]<br />
[[Category:May 2019 crimes in Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Naxalite–Maoist insurgency]]<br />
[[Category:Terrorist incidents in India in 2019]]<br />
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