Suspected Maoist rebels blew up a police van in India's restive east on Wednesday, killing at least 11 police, an official said. The attackers detonated a land mine targeting a police patrol in West Singhbhum district, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand state, senior police official V.D. Ram was quoted as saying by Associated Press. Six other police officials were critically injured in the attack, Ram said. About 30 people were in the police van at the time, Ram added, but no details about the others were immediately available. The area where the attack took place is remote and densely forested.
