Kalpetta: The commandos of the Thundebolt, special police force to combat extremist forces, on Wednesday encountered a firing attack by the Maoists during a combing operations in Vythiri near here, the sources said.
According to the sources, heavy exchange of firing has been reported near a resort, few meters away from the highway, where the Maoists were spotted. The sources further said that two among the rebels were seriously injured or dead in the firing.
Police sources said the seperatists, including the injured, have retreated to the interior forests. Thunderbolt had intensified its combing operations since sighting of the Maoists in Wayanad, Kannur and Malappuram during the past few months.
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