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Maoists hijack train in eastern India

By Amy Kazmin in New Delhi

Published: April 22 2009 06:47 | Last updated: April 22 2009 08:51

Maoist rebels in India’s restive state of Jharkhand hijacked a train with hundreds of passengers on board and held it hostage on Wednesday, just a day before the state’s voters were due to participate in the second phase of India’s Parliamentary elections.

However, the radical leftist rebels freed the train – and all the passengers on board – around four hours after the 7.30am hijacking.

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