Deadly Maoist attack in India
Source: Al jazeera Protecting civilians from Maoist attacks is proving difficult in some parts of Bihar [EPA] Suspected Maoist rebels have killed 16 people in an attack on a village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. A senior police official in the Khagaria district, 200km north of the regional capital Patna, told AFP on Friday that "more than 50 armed Maoists attacked the village and started killing people". Ajay Pandey, a deputy superintendent of polilce, said that five children were among the dead. "The victims were sleeping in their houses". The attack in Amausi Bharen village reportedly took place after farmers defied Naxal demands. A journalis