The 2010 Dantewada bus bombing occurred on 17 May 2010 when a bus hit a landmine 50 km away from Dantewada, in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district. Fatalities reports range from 31[2] to 44,[3] including several Special Police Officers (SPOs) and civilians.[4][2]
2010 Dantewada bus bombing
  Dantewada Dantewada (India) | |
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| Location | Dantewada district, India |
| Coordinates | 18.88953,81.349831 |
| Date | 17 May 2010 (UTC+5:30) |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapons | Improvised explosive device (IED) or anti-tank mine |
| Deaths | 31-44 |
| Injured | 15[1] |
It was the first Naxal attack to target a civilian bus.[5] The attack occurred one month after Dantewada witnessed the worst-ever massacre of CRPF jawans, when 76 troops were killed in the April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada.
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edit- ^ "15 Dantewada victims battle for life". The Times of India. 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Stone-pelters kill 11-day-old infant in Kashmir". NDTV.com. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Talks with Maoists if they suspend violence: Chidambaram". The Times of India. 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Naxals blow up bus near Dantewada, 50 feared killed". NDTV. 17 May 2010.
- ^ Hindustan Times. "Maoists blow up private bus in Dantewada, kill 36 - Hindustan Times". hindustantimes.com/. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2014.