2010 Dantewada bus bombing

2010 Dantewada bus bombing Dantewada Dantewada (India)
Location	Dantewada district, India
Coordinates	18.88953,81.349831
Date	17 May 2010 (UTC+5:30)
Attack type	Bombing
Weapon(s)	Improvised explosive device (IED) or anti-tank mine
Death(s)	31-44
Injured	15[1]

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]

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. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/15-Dantewada-victims-battle-for-life/articleshow/5943985.cms. 
2. ^ http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/dantewada-bus-blast-toll-30-pm-to-review-naxal-strategy-26185.php?u=1439
3. ^ "Talks with Maoists if they suspend violence: Chidambaram". The Times Of India. 18 May 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Talks-with-Maoists-if-they-suspend-violence-Chidambaram/articleshow/5945211.cms. 
4. ^ "Naxals blow up bus near Dantewada, 50 feared killed". NDTV. 17 May 2010. http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/naxals-blow-up-bus-near-dantewada-50-feared-killed-26110.php. 
5. ^ http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/dantewada-bus-blast-toll-30-pm-to-review-naxal-strategy-26185.php?u=1439
6. ^ http://www.hindustantimes.com/Naxal-attack-in-Dantewada-kills-civilians-too-40-dead/H1-Article3-544880.aspx

Coordinates: 18°53′22″N 81°20′59″E / 18.88953°N 81.349831°E / 18.88953; 81.349831