2010 Dantewada bus bombing

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][5]

2010 Dantewada bus bombing
Dantewada
Dantewada (India)
LocationDantewada district, India
Coordinates18.88953,81.349831
Date17 May 2010 (UTC+5:30)
Attack type
Bombing
WeaponsImprovised explosive device (IED) or anti-tank mine
Deaths31-44
Injured15[1]

It was the first Naxal attack to target a civilian bus.[6] 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.

References
  1. "15 Dantewada victims battle for life". The Times Of India. 18 May 2010.
  2. "Stone-pelters kill 11-day-old infant in Kashmir". NDTV.com. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. "Talks with Maoists if they suspend violence: Chidambaram". The Times Of India. 18 May 2010.
  4. "Naxals blow up bus near Dantewada, 50 feared killed". NDTV. 17 May 2010.
  5. "Stone-pelters kill 11-day-old infant in Kashmir". NDTV.com. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  6. 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.

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