NEW DELHI, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Two women and a 14-year-old girl were killed and four others wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday.
The IED explosion took place Wednesday evening at village Ghodagaon in Narayanpur district, about 229 km southwest of Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh.
"Last evening in an improvised explosive blast here, two women and a 14-year-old girl were killed, and four other women were wounded," a police official said. "It is believed the women have accidentally stepped on the IED planted by Naxalites."
Police officials said the Naxalites might have planted the IED to target police and paramilitary troops in the area.
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