At least eight members of the security forces and their driver have been killed in a bomb attack in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
This is reported by the Reuters news agency, citing local media .
Indian television channel CNN News18 says the vehicle was carrying at least 20 soldiers who were returning from an operation against a Maoist group opposed to the Indian government.
According to the TV channel, the Maoist Naxalbari movement was also behind the attack.