3 policemen killed in explosion in India's Telangana

NEW DELHI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Three policemen were killed Thursday in an improvised explosive device blast triggered by Naxals in the southern Indian state of Telangana, police said.

The attack took place near the Veerabhadravaram-Tadapala hillock of Wazeedu-Perur forest zone in Mulugu district, about 310 km northeast of Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana.

The three junior commandos of the Greyhounds (special forces unit of police in Telangana) were targeted when they were on a routine area domination exercise in the area, a police officer said.

The attack marked the first fatal incident this year in Telangana at the hands of Naxals.

On Wednesday, at least 22 Naxals were killed in a fierce gunfight with government forces in the central state of Chhattisgarh.