Date:08/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/08/stories/2008110858750100.htm

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Maoists attack bridge construction site

Sheohar: Over 100 armed Maoists attacked a bridge construction site in Bihar’s Sheohar district and destroyed machinery worth over Rs. 10 lakh, police said on Friday.

The Maoists on Thursday night blasted a storeroom at Mallipokharbhinda, where the bridge was being constructed over the Bagmati river, and destroyed machinery.

The police did not rule out the possibility of the contractor’s refusal to pay extortion money as the reason behind the attack. — PTI