Two Naxals gunned down

Two hardcore Naxalites were killed and two others arrested with arms and explosives following a gunbattle in a forest in Chhattisgarh8217;s Bijapur district.

The incident took place as an offensive was launched by security personnel against extremists hiding in the forests of Haloor valley in Bhairamgarh block. 8220;A gunbattle broke out when a combing team challenged the extremists. Two rebels were killed and two others held with a cache of explosives,8221; sources said.