Paramilitary soldiers take cover during an encounter with Maoist rebels at Bhimpur, in west Midnapore, about 152 kilometers (95 miles) west from Calcutta, India, Friday, June 19, 2009. Suspected Maoist rebels killed nine policemen in a land mine attack in eastern India on Thursday, as hundreds of soldiers moved to confront the guerrillas in a neighboring state. The attack came as authorities sent hundreds of soldiers to neighboring West Bengal state where Maoist rebels captured more than a dozen villages, killed political rivals and burned police stations and government offices. The rebels, who say they are inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, have been fighting for more than three decades in several Indian states, demanding land and jobs for agricultural laborers and the poor. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

Paramilitary soldiers take cover during an encounter with Maoist rebels at Bhimpur, in west Midnapore, about 152 kilometers (95 miles) west from Calcutta, India, Friday, June 19, 2009. Suspected Maoist rebels killed nine policemen in a land mine attack in eastern India on Thursday, as hundreds of soldiers moved to confront the guerrillas in a neighboring state. The attack came as authorities sent hundreds of soldiers to neighboring West Bengal state where Maoist rebels captured more than a dozen villages, killed political rivals and burned police stations and government offices. The rebels, who say they are inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, have been fighting for more than three decades in several Indian states, demanding land and jobs for agricultural laborers and the poor.

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  15. A 32-metre (105 feet) statue of late Chairman Mao Zedong in his youth is seen under construction in Changsha, central China's Hunan province on November 3, 2009. China recently marked the 115th anniversary of the birth of revolutionary Mao Zedong, commemorating the 'Great Helmsman,' who founded the People's Republic in 1949 and served as China's leader until his death in 1976.
  16. A 32-metre (105 feet) statue of late Chairman Mao Zedong in his youth is seen under construction in Changsha, central China's Hunan province on November 3, 2009. China recently marked the 115th anniversary of the birth of revolutionary Mao Zedong, commemorating the 'Great Helmsman,' who founded the People's Republic in 1949 and served as China's leader until his death in 1976.

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